Hoe leer je iemand effectief te leren?

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Kester, Liesbeth; Koper, Rob; Gijselaers, Jérôme; Bahreini, Kiavash; De Vries, Fred; Wetzels, Sandra; Kirschner, Paul A.; Berkhout, Jeroen; Storm, Jeroen

2012-01-01

Kester, L., Koper, R., Gijselaers, J., Bahreini, K., De Vries, F., Berkhout, J., & Storm, J. (2012, 30 maart). Hoe leer je iemand effectief te leren? Masterclass in de OpenU community. Open universiteit, Heerlen, Nederland. Beschikbaar op

Kaj je guoxue? – vzorci organizacije znanja na primeru dveh »slovarjev« (2009 in 2014

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Raoul David Findeisen

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Prispevek obravnava novejše razvoje ali, bolje rečeno, preporod koncepta guoxue, ki je nastal pred dobrim stoletjem. Gre za reaktiviran, če ne celo reakcionaren koncept, ki ga v indoevropske jezike večinoma prevajajo kot »kitajsko znanje«, »avtohtono znanje«, »nacionalni nauki« ipd. V njem lahko vidimo neke vrste obrambno reakcijo v smislu paradigmatskega preobrata, ki je pogojen z naraščajočo prevlado (Zahodne znanosti in tehnologije, ki se je pričela v poznem 19. stoletju in je ponovno vse bolj opazna v sodobni Kitajski. Guoxue je pravzaprav poskus legitimacije vsega, kar lahko povzamemo s frazo »tradicionalnih« naukov in znanj, ki so večinoma dojeti kot nekaj »drugačnega« in nekaj, kar je v nasprotju z vseobsežno dominacijo superiornosti znanosti in tehnologije. A vendar ni nikjer mogoče najti natančnih definicij tega pojma. Spiski in zbirke vseh mogočih diskurzov, ki naj bi predstavljali del guoxue, ponudijo kvečjemu implicitne definicije, ki jih je posledično mogoče samo naknadno obdelati. Izjema so samo tisti primerki guoxue, pri katerih se lahko Kitajska pohvali z nedvoumno in očitno prednostjo pred Zahodom.

"Kar se Janezek nauči…", je premalo

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Maca Jogan

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Vprašanje družbene neenakosti žensk in moških je v drugi polovici 20. stoletja postalo svetovni problem, ki so se ga resno lotile pomembne mednarodne organizacije (OZN in državne skupnosti (EU ter posamezne države. Zagotavljanje enakih možnosti za oba spola na vseh področjih in na vseh ravneh življenja je postalo ena prednostnih nalog EU, kajti v sodobnih družbah še obstajajo različne oblike (odkrite in zlasti prikrite diskriminacije po spolu. Avtorica v prvem delu razkriva ključne značilnosti moškosrediščnega tradicionalnega družbenega reda v zahodni civilizaciji ter predstavlja glavne značilnosti in nosilce zagotavljanja enakih možnosti žensk in moških od globalne do evropske ravni. Pomembno vlogo pri odpravljanju diskriminacije imata formalno in neformalno izobraževanje. Ker pa morajo biti tudi izobraževalci in nosilci novih vzorcev odnosov med spoloma izobraženi, je pomembno vseživljenjsko izobraževanje odraslih, zlasti tistih, ki zasedajo ključne položaje odločanja na vseh področjih življenja. Zato avtorica v drugem delu prispevka predstavlja nekatere pristope in prakse takšnega izobraževanja v drugih državah članicah EU ter v Sloveniji.

Co je důležitější v krajině: estetika nebo biodiverzita?

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Mojmír Vlašín

2014-10-01

Full Text Available Uvažujeme-li o hodnotách jako je estetika a biodiverzita musíme především definovat, z jakého zorného úhlu chceme tyto fenomény porovnávat. Pokud se postavíme na pozice biocentrického světonázoru (A. Schweitzer, A. Ness, J. Lovelock pak je otázka uvedená v názvu příspěvku bezesmyslu. Je totiž zřejmé, že život, příroda či biodiverzita je hodnotnou sama o sobě a estetika je mimo hru. Pokud se postavíme na pozice antropocentrického světonázoru, je možné krajinu vnímat jako životní prostor pro člověka a tedy jako (1 zdroj potravy (2 zdroj „rostných“ a nerostných surovin,(3 místo pro bydlení nebo (4 místo pro rekreaci. Pak je tedy možné postavit otázku, co očekáváme od krajiny, které funkce by měla plnit především. S ohledem na odpověď je pak třeba analyzovat míru významnosti estetiky (krásy a či biodiverzity (přírodní rozmanitosti pro krajinu.

Je, a versatile suite to handle multiplexed NGS libraries with unique molecular identifiers.

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Girardot, Charles; Scholtalbers, Jelle; Sauer, Sajoscha; Su, Shu-Yi; Furlong, Eileen E M

2016-10-08

The yield obtained from next generation sequencers has increased almost exponentially in recent years, making sample multiplexing common practice. While barcodes (known sequences of fixed length) primarily encode the sample identity of sequenced DNA fragments, barcodes made of random sequences (Unique Molecular Identifier or UMIs) are often used to distinguish between PCR duplicates and transcript abundance in, for example, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). In paired-end sequencing, different barcodes can be inserted at each fragment end to either increase the number of multiplexed samples in the library or to use one of the barcodes as UMI. Alternatively, UMIs can be combined with the sample barcodes into composite barcodes, or with standard Illumina® indexing. Subsequent analysis must take read duplicates and sample identity into account, by identifying UMIs. Existing tools do not support these complex barcoding configurations and custom code development is frequently required. Here, we present Je, a suite of tools that accommodates complex barcoding strategies, extracts UMIs and filters read duplicates taking UMIs into account. Using Je on publicly available scRNA-seq and iCLIP data containing UMIs, the number of unique reads increased by up to 36 %, compared to when UMIs are ignored. Je is implemented in JAVA and uses the Picard API. Code, executables and documentation are freely available at http://gbcs.embl.de/Je . Je can also be easily installed in Galaxy through the Galaxy toolshed.

Discovering Binomial Identities with PascGaloisJE

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Evans, Tyler J.

2008-01-01

We describe exercises in which students use PascGaloisJE to formulate conjectures about certain binomial identities which hold when the binomial coefficients are interpreted as elements in the cyclic group Z[subscript p] of integers modulo a prime integer "p". In addition to having an appealing visual component, these exercises are open-ended and…

Omslaget - hvid okseøje (Leucanthemum vulgare)

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Friis, Ib

2010-01-01

Artiklen redergør for den historiske baggrund for den illustration (tavle 994 fra Flora Danica, udgivet i 1790) af hvid okseøje (Leucanthemum vulgare), der er anvendt som illustration på festskriftets omslag. De illustratorer, der blev anvendt af Martin Vahl, udgiver af Flora Danica da tavle 994...

Hoe maak je gebruik van tablets voor leren?

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Kalz, Marco; Kluijfhout, Eric; Börner, Dirk; Tabuenca, Bernardo; Kester, Liesbeth; Wolff, Charlotte; Bahreini, Kiavash; Gijselaers, Jérôme; Andeweg, Cisca; De Vries, Fred; Berkhout, Jeroen; Storm, Jeroen

2012-01-01

Kalz, M., Kluijfhout, E., Börner, D., Tabuenca, B., Kester, L., Wolff, C., Bahreini, K., Gijselaers. J., De Vries, F., Andeweg, C., Berkhout, J., & Storm, J. (2012, 28 September). Hoe maak je gebruik van tablets voor leren? Masterclass in de OpenU community. Open Universiteit, Heerlen, Nederland.

Show de fysica 2 natuurkunde laat je zien

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2017-01-01

Alweer een Showdefysica? Zo snel na het vorige boek? Het eerste boek is goed ontvangen, het auteursteam is nog steeds enthousiast en hun motivatie om wederom een boek te maken met vakdidactische accenten is onverminderd groot! Ideeën genoeg om ons prachtige vak extra glans te geven. Aan de slag dus met een vervolg op het in 2015 verschenen boek ShowdeFysica. Dit boek legt net als het vorige het accent op het gebruik van demonstaties in het natuurkunde-onderwijs. Telkens is er aandacht voor wat je als demonstrateur moet doen om te zorgen dat je leerlingen zoveel mogelijk leren. Natuurwetenschappelijke vaardigheden leren, natuurkundige begrippen leren en plezier beleven aan de puzzels die het vak ons biedt. Daarin is dit boek uniek. Het legt accent op vakdidactiek. De beschrijvingen steunen de docent bij het krijgen van een optimaal leereffect in de praktijk van zijn onderwijs. Veel dingen zijn in dit tweede deel van Showdefysica hetzelfde gebleven. De indeling in natuurwetenschappelijke vaardigheden (A), begr...

Construction and biological characterization of artificial recombinants between a wild type flavivirus (Kunjin) and a live chimeric flavivirus vaccine (ChimeriVax-JE).

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Pugachev, Konstantin V; Schwaiger, Julia; Brown, Nathan; Zhang, Zhen-xi; Catalan, John; Mitchell, Frederick S; Ocran, Simeon W; Rumyantsev, Alexander A; Khromykh, Alexander A; Monath, Thomas P; Guirakhoo, Farshad

2007-09-17

Although the theoretical concern of genetic recombination has been raised related to the use of live attenuated flavivirus vaccines [Seligman, Gould, Lancet 2004;363:2073-5], it has little foundation [e.g., Monath TP, Kanesa-Thasan N, Guirakhoo F, Pugachev K, Almond J, Lang J, et al. Vaccine 2005;23:2956-8]. To investigate biological effects of recombination between a chimeric yellow fever (YF) 17D/Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine virus (ChimeriVax-JE) and a wild-type flavivirus Kunjin (KUN-cDNA), the prM-E envelope protein genes were swapped between the two viruses, resulting in new YF 17D/KUN(prM-E) and KUN/JE(prM-E) chimeras. The prM-E genes are easily exchangeable between flavivirues, and thus the exchange was expected to yield the most replication-competent chimeras, while other rationally designed recombinants would be more likely to be crippled or non-viable. The new chimeras proved highly attenuated in comparison with the KUN-cDNA parent, as judged by plaque size and growth kinetics in cell culture, low viremia in hamsters, and reduced neurovirulence/neuroinvasiveness in mice. These data provide strong experimental evidence that the potential of recombinants, should they ever emerge, to cause disease or spread (compete in nature with wild-type flaviviruses) would be indeed extremely low.

Rekreacinių teritorijų kūrimas antropogenizuotoje gamtinėje aplinkoje

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Šaliamoras, Paulius

2009-01-01

Daugelis kaimo turizmo, rekreacinių teritorijų kūrėjų pateikę specialiai sudarytai komisijai parengtus projektus galėjo gauti nemenką ES paramą, tačiau pasisekė ne visiems, kiti rekreacines teritorijas turėjo rengti už savo lėšas. Vienas tokių projektų yra rekreacinės teritorijos įrengimas Pajaurės pelkėje, esančios 20 km nuo Vilniaus centro. Projektas įdomus tuo, kad rekreacinę teritoriją planuojama įrengti pelkėje, kuri pasižymi silpnu gruntu - durpe, o tai reiškia, kad pelkinį paviršių tek...

Bij bijna alles om je heen is TNO betrokken

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Schijndel-de Nooij, M. van

2010-01-01

Als iemand ir. Margriet van Schijndel vijf jaar geleden had verteld dat zij nu zou werken bij TNO Automotive, zou zij hem niet hebben geloofd. Nu werkt zij er met zeer veel plezier. ‘Het prettige van TNO is dat het een zeer brede organisatie is waarbinnen je zelf kunt ontdekken welk vakgebied of

Shell Vial culture Assay for the rapid diagnosis of Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and Dengue-2 viral encephalitis

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Badrinath S

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Encephalitis caused by flaviviruses, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV and West Nile virus (WNV is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in many endemic countries. Dengue-2 (Den-2 virus is a recent addition to the list of encephalitogenic viruses, after its Central Nervous System (CNS invasion capability has been established. There is a wide array of laboratory tools that have helped us not only in the diagnosis of these conditions but also in understanding their pathogenesis and pathology. However, there are no reports of Shell Vial Culture (SVC, a centrifuge enhanced tissue culture assay that has revolutionized viral culturing in terms of rapidity and sensitivity being optimized for these flaviviral encephalitic conditions. The present study is an attempt to standardize and evaluate the usefulness of SVC for the laboratory diagnosis of JE, WN and Den-2 encephalitis cases and to compare it with Indirect Immunofluorescence (IIF technique that detects cell associated virus antigen. Analysis of the various clinical parameters with respect to viral etiology has also been carried out. Results Pediatric patients constituted the major group involved in the study (92%. Etiological diagnosis of viral encephalitis could be established in twenty nine (58% patients. JE encephalitis was the commonest with 19 (39% cases being positive followed by, WN (9 cases-18% and Den-2 (one case. IIF test could detect antigens of JE, WN and Den-2 viruses in 16(32%, 7(14% and 1 case respectively. Shell vial culture assay picked up all cases that were positive by IIF test. In addition, SVC assay could detect 3 and 2 more cases of JE and WN encephalitis respectively, that were negative by the IIF test. Conclusion Shell vial culture is a rapid and efficient tool for the etiological diagnosis of JE, WN and Den-2 encephalitis cases. Early, prompt collection, transport and processing of the CSF samples, would make SVC a better method for the

Chimeric classical swine fever (CSF)-Japanese encephalitis (JE) viral particles as a non-transmissible bivalent marker vaccine candidate against CSF and JE infections

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A trans-complemented CSF- JE chimeric viral replicon was constructed using an infectious cDNA clone of the CSF virus (CSFV) Alfort/187 strain. The E2 gene of CSFV Alfort/187 strain was deleted and the resultant plasmid pA187delE2 was inserted by a fragment containing the region coding for a truncate...

Je brein de baas : Over de rol van bewust denken

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Aleman, (Andreas)

2017-01-01

In Je brein de baas neemt neuropsycholoog André Aleman het op voor het bewuste denken. Onderzoek heeft eerder aangetoond dat juist onbewuste processen in ons brein een grote invloed kunnen hebben op ons gedrag. Daardoor zijn veel wetenschappers de rol van bewust denken gaan bagatelliseren: het heeft

Apskaitos politikos formavimas įmonėje

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Pelurytytė, Elinga

2007-01-01

Tyrimo objektas – įmonių finansinės apskaitos politika. Tyrimo dalykas – finansinės apskaitos politikos formavimas įmonėje. Darbo tikslas – nustačius apskaitos politikos formavimo įmonėse ypatumus, parengti teorinį įmonės finansinės apskaitos politikos formavimo modelį ir patikrinus jo praktinį pritaikomumą Lietuvos įmonėse, suformuluoti atitinkamas išvadas bei pateikti pasiūlymus apskaitos politikos formavimo metodikai tobulinti. Uždaviniai: 1) ištirti apskaitos politikos regla...

Grooming : 12 is het nieuwe 16 en vaker dan je denkt

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Broekman, C.C.M.T.; Vries, A. de

2014-01-01

Kinderen worden regelmatig seksueel benaderd. Tijdens een onderzoeksproject voor een van onze opdrachtgevers loggen we in op Habbo-hotel. Tot onze verbazing worden we al snel meerdere keren benaderd met seksueel getinte opmerkingen. Die laten weinig aan de verbeelding over. Daar schrik je van. En

Palm fruit in traditional African food culture.

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Atinmo, Tola; Bakre, Aishat Taiwo

2003-01-01

The centre of origin of the oil palm is the tropical rain forest region of West Africa. It is considered to be the 200-300 kilometre wide coastal belt between Liberia and Mayumbe. The oil palm tree has remained the 'tree of life' of Yoruba land as well as of other parts of southern West Africa to which it is indigenous. The Yoruba are adept at spinning philosophical and poetical proverbs around such ordinary things as hills, rivers, birds, animals and domestic tools. Hundreds of the traditional proverbs are still with us, and through them one can see the picture of the environment that contributed to the moulding of the thoughts of the people. Yoruba riddles or puzzles were also couched in terms of the environment and the solutions to them were also environmental items. They have a popular saying: A je eran je eran a kan egungun, a je egungun je egungun a tun kan eran: 'A piece of meat has an outer layer of flesh, an intermediate layer of bone and an inner layer of flesh'. What is it? A palm fruit: it has an outer edible layer, the mesocarp; then a layer of shell, inedible, and the kernel inside, edible. The solution to this puzzle summarises the botanical and cultural characteristics of the palm fruit.

Memory and learning seems to be related to cholinergic dysfunction in the JE rat model.

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Chauhan, Prashant Singh; Misra, Usha Kant; Kalita, Jayantee; Chandravanshi, Lalit Pratap; Khanna, Vinay Kumar

2016-03-15

Cognitive changes have been known in encephalitis but in Japanese encephalitis (JE) such studies are limited. This study aims at evaluating the spatial memory and learning and correlate with markers of cholinergic activity in the brain.12day old Wistar rats were inoculated with dose of 3×10(6)pfu/ml of JE virus. On 10, 33 and 48days post-inoculation (dpi), spatial memory and learning was assessed by Y maze. Brain biopsies from frontal cortex, corpus striatum, hippocampus and cerebellum were taken. Muscarinic cholinergic receptor was assayed by Quinuclidinyl benzylate (H3-QNB) binding, CHRM2 gene expression by real time PCR and choline acetyl transferase (ChAT) by Western blot. Spatial learning and memory showed significant decline in rats inoculated with JEV on 10 and 33dpi (47.5%, pmemory were found at different dpi. There was transient spatial learning and memory impairment which was associated with reduction of total muscarinic receptor binding, CHRM2 gene and ChAT expression in different brain region of rat infected with JE Virus. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

„Když všichni spustějí, je Vám to strašný rámus.“ Dvořákova duchovní kantáta Stabat Mater.

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Kachlík, Jan

2017-01-01

Roč. 4, č. 3 (2017) ISSN 2533-6940 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Antonín Dvořák * Stabat Mater * performance history Subject RIV: AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage OBOR OECD: Performing arts studies (Musicology, Theater science, Dramaturgy) https://magazin.ceskafilharmonie.cz/kdyz-vsichni-spusteji-je-vam-to-strasny-ramus-dvorakova-duchovni-kantata-stabat-mater/

Bijblijven op je vakgebied nieuwe stijl! : Awareness tools voor e-journals

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Bijker, Alie; van den Brekel, Guus

2013-01-01

"Ik probeer regelmatig een aantal favoriete tijdschriften via email alerts te lezen, maar blijf het omslachtig vinden en mijn mailbox raakt maar voller en voller!" "Ik vind het lastig om op mijn tablet of via de email vanaf thuis toegang te krijgen tot de full text van artikelen" Hoe blijf je op de

A randomized study of the immunogenicity and safety of Japanese encephalitis chimeric virus vaccine (JE-CV) in comparison with SA14-14-2 vaccine in children in the Republic of Korea.

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Kim, Dong Soo; Houillon, Guy; Jang, Gwang Cheon; Cha, Sung-Ho; Choi, Soo-Han; Lee, Jin; Kim, Hwang Min; Kim, Ji Hong; Kang, Jin Han; Kim, Jong-Hyun; Kim, Ki Hwan; Kim, Hee Soo; Bang, Joon; Naimi, Zulaikha; Bosch-Castells, Valérie; Boaz, Mark; Bouckenooghe, Alain

2014-01-01

A new live attenuated Japanese encephalitis chimeric virus vaccine (JE-CV) has been developed based on innovative technology to give protection against JE with an improved immunogenicity and safety profile. In this phase 3, observer-blind study, 274 children aged 12-24 months were randomized 1:1 to receive one dose of JE-CV (Group JE-CV) or the SA14-14-2 vaccine currently used to vaccinate against JE in the Republic of Korea (Group SA14-14-2). JE neutralizing antibody titers were assessed using PRNT50 before and 28 days after vaccination. The primary endpoint of non-inferiority of seroconversion rates on D28 was demonstrated in the Per Protocol analysis set as the difference between Group JE-CV and Group SA14-14-2 was 0.9 percentage points (95% confidence interval [CI]: -2.35; 4.68), which was above the required -10%. Seroconversion and seroprotection rates 28 days after administration of a single vaccine dose were 100% in Group JE-CV and 99.1% in Group SA14-14-2; all children except one (Group SA14-14-2) were seroprotected. Geometric mean titers (GMTs) increased in both groups from D0 to D28; GM of titer ratios were slightly higher in Group JE-CV (182 [95% CI: 131; 251]) than Group SA14-14-2 (116 [95% CI: 85.5, 157]). A single dose of JE-CV was well tolerated and no safety concerns were identified. In conclusion, a single dose of JE-CV or SA14-14-2 vaccine elicited a comparable immune response with a good safety profile. Results obtained in healthy Korean children aged 12-24 months vaccinated with JE-CV are consistent with those obtained in previous studies conducted with JE-CV in toddlers.

Apskaitos politikos formavimo įmonėje tyrimai

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Vaičiulytė-Petrauskienė, Edita

2009-01-01

Tyrimo objektas – apskaitos politikos formavimas įmonėje. Darbo tikslas – nustačius veiksnius, sąlygojančius apskaitos politikos pasirinkimą, sudaryti apskaitos politikos pasirinkimo pelno atžvilgiu modelį ir patikrinti jo tinkamumą Lietuvos įmonėse. Uždaviniai: 1) nustatyti pelną didinančios/mažinančios apskaitos politikos pasirinkimą sąlygojančius veiksnius; 2) išskirti ir nustatyti pelną didinančius ir pelną mažinančius apskaitos metodus, kuriuos pasirinkdamos įmonės formuoja savo apskaito...

Is the geopotential directly measurable (Gauss, Bruns, Einstein : Je li geopotencijal direktno mjerljiv? (Gaus, Bruns, Ajnštajn

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Helmut Moritz

2016-12-01

Full Text Available It has been pointed out by the great Swedish geodesist Arne Bjerhammar and others around1985 that it is possible to replace the classical method of spirit leveling for determining differences of the geopotential by a much more direct and elegant method, measuring the frequency of atomic clocks. This is impossible by classical physics and requires methods of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. The principle is that the geopotential can be “felt” by the “proper time” of this theory, but there remained the problem that the measuring accuracies were unthinkably high in 1985 and even later. To get a leveling accuracy of 1 cm, we must measure these frequencies to a relative accuracy of 10-18. Reaching such accuracies provided a great challenge to high-precision time observation all over the world, from USA to China. Now it seems that the required frequency accuracy is being reached. The author tries to give a short introductory review accessible to geodetic students and surveyors. It is purely didactic. : Veliki švedski geodeta Arne Bjerhammar (i neki drugi, istakao je oko 1985. godine, da je klasičnu metodu geometrijskog nivelmana za određivanje razlika geopotencijala moguće zamijeniti mnogo direktnijom i elegantnom metodom, mjerenjem frekvencije atomskih satova. Ovo nije moguće metodama klasične fizike, te zahtijeva primjenu Ajnštajnove Teorije općeg relativiteta. Princip je da se geopotencijal može “osjetiti” pomoću “pravog vremena” ove teorije, ali ostaje problem što je tačnost mjerenja bila nezamisliva u 1985. godini, pa čak i poslije. Da bi se dobila tačnost nivelanja od 1 cm, frekvencije se moraju mjeriti s relativnom tačnošću od 10-18. Dostizanje ove tačnosti bio je ogroman izazov za sve svjetske opservatorije za visokoprecizno mjerenje vremena, od SAD do Kine. Čini se da je zahtijevana tačnost ipak dostignuta. Autor nastoji dati kratak, potpuno didaktički uvod, pristupačan studentima geodezije i

Na velikosti nezáleží - je to fraktální

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Řípa, Milan

2014-01-01

Roč. 7, červen (2014) Institutional support: RVO:61389021 Keywords : fusion * tokamak * fractal * turbulence * Bohm diffusion Subject RIV: BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics http://3pol.cz/1614-na-velikosti-nezalezi-je-to-fraktalni-aneb-slunecni-termojaderny-reaktor

Maak het Verschil met Je Merk : Het Identiteitsmanagementdashboard (IDM) voor Zorggroep Sint Maarten

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Bouten, L.M. (Lisanne); Morel, K.P.N. (Kaj)

2012-01-01

Om medewerkers en cliënten van Zorggroep Sint Maarten (ZSM) te helpen bijdragen aan goede zorg en deel je leven, wil ZSM inzichtelijk maken hoe goed zij presteert op beide aspecten. Het lectoraat Identiteitsmarketing heeft hiertoe een identiteitsmanagementdashboard voor ZSM ontwikkeld dat niet

Boekbespreking Ronald Meester en Joost Hulshof: Wiskunde in je vingers : Hogere wiskunde omlaaghalen

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Caspers, Wim; Timmer, Mark

“Een oppepcursus voor liefhebbers en andere freaks”, zo omschrijven Ronald Meester en Joost Hulshof hun boek W={kunde} in je vingers. Wim Caspers en Mark Timmer, allebei docent aan een middelbare school en lerarenopleider, bekeken het boek ieder vanuit beide rollen en gingen op bezoek bij de

Prediction of Turbulence-Generated Noise in Unheated Jets. Part 2; JeNo Users' Manual (Version 1.0)

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Khavaran, Abbas; Wolter, John D.; Koch, L. Danielle

2009-01-01

JeNo (Version 1.0) is a Fortran90 computer code that calculates the far-field sound spectral density produced by axisymmetric, unheated jets at a user specified observer location and frequency range. The user must provide a structured computational grid and a mean flow solution from a Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) code as input. Turbulence kinetic energy and its dissipation rate from a k-epsilon or k-omega turbulence model must also be provided. JeNo is a research code, and as such, its development is ongoing. The goal is to create a code that is able to accurately compute far-field sound pressure levels for jets at all observer angles and all operating conditions. In order to achieve this goal, current theories must be combined with the best practices in numerical modeling, all of which must be validated by experiment. Since the acoustic predictions from JeNo are based on the mean flow solutions from a RANS code, quality predictions depend on accurate aerodynamic input.This is why acoustic source modeling, turbulence modeling, together with the development of advanced measurement systems are the leading areas of research in jet noise research at NASA Glenn Research Center.

Restaurant closure for the Jeûne genevois

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2007-01-01

Restaurant 1 will be closed on Thursday 6th September (Jeûne Genevois) as well as Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September for technical reasons. During this time, Restaurant 2 will be open at the following times: –\tThursday 6th September: 9:00 – 20:00 –\tFriday 7th September: 8:00 – 20:00 –\tSaturday 8th and Sunday 9th September: 9:00–20:00 Hot meals will be served on all 4 days from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 19:30. For more information please see http://cern.ch/restaurant2 Thank you for your understanding.

Je li periodni sustav elemenata doista periodičan?

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Nenad Raos

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Periodni sustav elemenata je po imenu i naravi periodičan, no njegova se periodičnost ne može jednostavno, matematički definirati. Uz osnovnu periodičnost po skupinama uočavaju se i druge vrste pravilnosti, poput dijagonalne sličnosti, sličnosti među skupinama (n i (n + 10 te povezanosti elemenata “konjićevim skokom”. Složenost PSE-a odražava se i u njegovim mnogobrojnim i raznovrsnim grafičkim prikazima (“tablicama” koji naglašavaju specifične odnose među elementima.

Primjena fotogrametrije i laserskog skeniranja kod zaštite spomenika kulturno historijske baštine : Application of photogrammetry and laser scanning in protecting the cultural and historical heritage

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Admir Mulahusić

2013-12-01

Full Text Available U periodu dužem od stotinu godina fotogrametrija je imala i još uvijek ima veoma važnu ulogu u dokumentaciji kulturno-historijskog naslijeđa. Odabirom ispravne tehnologije omogućena je zaštita, očuvanje i valorizacija arhitektonskih, arheoloških i svih drugih oblika kulturne baštine. Mnoga nedavna tehnološka otkrića unaprijedila su fotogrametriju kao alat za snimanje, omogućavajući mnogo komplikovanija predstavljanja objekata. Na taj način je osiguran vjeran prikaz stvarnog svijeta, kao i brz protok podataka od stručnjaka do zainteresovanih korisnika. U ovom radu objašnjena je važnost očuvanja i dokumentiranja kulturno-historijske baštine. Dati su zanimljivi primjeri dokumentiranja kulturno-historijske baštine iz svijeta i Bosne i Hercegovine, korištenjem blizupredmetne fotogrametrije i laserskog skeniranja. : During the period of one hundred years photogrammetry has had and still has a very important role in the documentation of cultural heritage. Selecting proper technologies enabled the protection, preservation and valorisation of architectural, archaeological and other forms of cultural heritage. Many recent technological breakthroughs have improved photogrammetry, as a tool for capturing, allowing a representation of much more complicated objects. In this way the faithful representation of the real world as a fast flow of information from the experts to the user has been secured. This paper explains the importance of preserving and documenting the cultural and historical heritage. Interesting examples of documenting the cultural and historical heritage of the world and Bosnia and Herzegovina are given, using close-range photogrammetry and laser scanning.

Evolution of a recombinant (gucoamylase-producing) strain of Fusarium venenatum A3/5 in chemostat culture.

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Wiebe, M G; Robson, G D; Shuster, J; Trinci, A P

2001-04-20

Fusarium venenatum JeRS 325 is a transformant of strain A3/5 which produces Aspergillus niger glucoamylase (GAM) under the control of a Fusarium oxysporum trypsin-like protease promoter. The evolution of JeRS 325 was studied in glucose-limited chemostat cultures grown on NaNO3 or (NH4)2SO4 as the nitrogen source. Thirteen mutants which were more highly branched and four mutants which were more sparsely branched than the parental strain were isolated from the NaNO3 chemostat. The highly branched mutants detected in this chemostat did not displace the sparsely branched population. The mutants isolated from the NaNO3 chemostat complemented representative strains previously isolated from glucose-limited chemostat cultures of F. venenatum A3/5 grown on (NH4)2SO4, but showed little complementation between themselves. By contrast, a highly branched mutant isolated from the (NH4)2SO4 chemostat culture displaced the sparsely branched mycelial population. None of the mutants isolated from the NaNO3 or (NH4)2SO4 chemostats produced as much GAM as JeRS 325. Southern blot analysis showed that all except one mutant had lost copies of both the glucoamylase and the acetamidase (the selectable marker) genes. However, specific GAM production was not necessarily correlated with the extent of glaA gene loss observed. Further, 10 of the mutants had lost the ability to grow on acetamide as the sole nitrogen source, although they retained copies of the amdS gene. In competition studies, mutants which could not utilize acetamide displaced mutants which could. The presence of foreign DNA in JeRS 325 resulted in a reduced specific growth rate (compared to A3/5), but the presence of the foreign DNA did not prevent the evolution of the strain or the isolation of mutants which had improved growth rates. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Srečevanje s suburbanizacijo na območju Bratislave. Mejno območje med Avstrijo in Republiko Slovaško.

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Thomas Dillinger

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Širitev Evropske unije pomeni pomembno spremembo dosedanjega funkcionalnega teritorialne zgradbe Evrope. Globalne politične posledice so pretežno znane, težave, ki so hkrati priložnosti regionalnega in lokalnega razvoja, pa dobivajo stvarne razsežnosti. Predmet prispevka je podeželsko območje severovzhodne Avstrije, na katero vplivajo funkcijsko-gravitacijski suburbanizacijski učinki glavnega mesta sosednje države, kjer nastaja rastoča bratislavska aglomeracija.

Kaimo vietovių bibliotekos reikšmė bendruomenėje

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Janavičienė, Daiva

2011-01-01

Keičiantis kaimo bendruomenių poreikiams, bibliotekos adaptuoja teikiamas paslaugas, išlikdamos reikšmingos bendruomenėms. Viešosios bibliotekos atsirado iš bendruomenės narių poreikio skaityti, gauti kultūrines paslaugas. XX amžiaus tėkmėje kaimo bibliotekos, kaip ir visos Lietuvos viešosios bibliotekos, praėjo keletą sunkių laikotarpių – nelengvą kūrimąsi Lietuvos nepriklausomybės laikotarpiu, antrojo pasaulinio karo sugriovimus, sovietinio laikotarpio politizacijos įtaką, sudėtingus atgimi...

Activity Theory, Hybrid Experience Space Design and Cultural Heritage Communication at Lindholm Høje

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Christensen, Mogens Fiil; Veirum, Niels Einar

This paper deals with the questions of how to address the communication of cultural heritage in the post-industrialized societies of the globalized economy. The last two or three decades have radically changed the relationship between the individual and the national institutions, encompassing...... the institutions of cultural heritage, museums and foundations. From an expert founded representation of facts, based on a rational and linear understanding of knowledge being presented to a mass customer, to a situation where an individualized customer, accustomed to a range of choices and the ability to interact...

Za koncept vseživljenjskega izobraževanja in vseživljenjskega učenja je koncept izobraževanja odraslih vitalnega pomena

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Dušana Findeisen

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Sredi finančne krize se vse bolj izgublja spomin na to, kaj nam je Evropska unija dala doslej in nam daje zdaj, tudi na področju izobraževanja odraslih, zato je morebiti prav, da se vrnemo k preglednim vtisom s konference, ki je zaznamovala deseti rojstni dan programa Grundtvig. Konference Deset let programa Grundtvig ali deset let inovativnosti in inovacij v izobraževanju odrasli v Bruslju sem se resda udeležila kot predstavnica AGE Platform Europe, vodilne evropske organizacije za vprašanja starejših, kjer delujem kot izvedenka za zaposlovanje in izobraževanje starejših. Uradno sicer ne, v resnici pa sem na tej konferenci zagovarjala tudi stališča slovenske univerze za tretje življenjsko obdobje in seveda stališča, ki smo jih razvili v slovenski andragogiki.

What is good sport: Plato's view Co je to dobrý sport: Platónův pohled

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Jernej Pisk

2006-02-01

toward the fulfillment of self, all the way to the ideal – the idea itself. And only sport like that can bring true contentment to the human – the reasonable being. With this sport is essentially intervening in the sphere of philosophical cognition. The goodness of sport is no more determined by physical dimensions of space and time, but indeed, as Plato shows, the true good sport goes beyond these borders. In this manner sport goes beyond the physical world and touches the everlasting and unchangeable world of ideas. And the world of ideas is for Plato tópos where the very truth reveals itself. So, sport could be a useful means for the philosophical investigation of humans and the world. Jednou z nejobvyklejších Platónových otázek, které nacházíme v jeho dialozích, je "Co je něco?" Touto otázkou většinou Platón přiměl své protějšky k uznání, že ve skutečnosti úplně nerozumí tomu, co je čím, přestože částečně tomu rozumí. Uvědomění si svého neúplného chápání je prvním krokem na filosofické cestě k pravdě. Stejně jako ve starověku se dnes Platón táže i nás – moderní filosofy sportu – "Co je to sport?" nebo lépe "Co je to dobrý sport?" Pravděpodobně nejlepší Platónovu odpověď na tuto otázku lze nalézt v základních konceptech jeho filosofie týkající se hierarchického rozdělení státu a lidské duše do tří úrovní. Vzhledem k tomu, že sport je odvozen od člověka, může být také prospěšnost sportu rozdělena do tří úrovní. Nejnižší úroveň sportu odpovídá první části duše – žádostivé duši. Na této úrovni je sport založen na získávání materiálních statků v podobě cen na soutěžích. Z filosofického hlediska je to nejnižší možnou úrovní prospěšnosti sportu. Druhá úroveň sportu odpovídá druhé části duše – emocionální duši. Sport je na této úrovni založen na elementárním starověkém agónu, který se snaží dojít napln

A Hashtag Worth a Thousand Words: Discursive Strategies Around #JeNeSuisPasCharlie After the 2015 Charlie Hebdo Shooting

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Fabio Giglietto

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Following a shooting attack by two self-proclaimed Islamist gunmen at the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on 7 January 2015, there emerged the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie on Twitter as an expression of solidarity and support for the magazine’s right to free speech. Almost simultaneously, however, there was also #JeNeSuisPasCharlie explicitly countering the former, affirmative hashtag. Based on a multimethod analysis of 74,047 tweets containing #JeNeSuisPasCharlie posted between 7 and 11 January, this article reveals that users of the hashtag under study employed various discursive strategies and tactics to challenge the mainstream framing of the shooting as the universal value of freedom of expression being threatened by religious extremism, while protecting themselves from the risk of being viewed as disrespecting victims or endorsing the violence committed. The significance of this study is twofold. First, it extends the literature on strategic speech acts by examining how such acts take place in a social media context. Second, it highlights the need for a multidimensional and reflective methodology when dealing with data mined from social media.

Mic. ka-ru-ti-je-ja-o y gr. kαλάθιον

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Alberto Bernabé Pajares

1976-06-01

Full Text Available After reviewing the not very satisfactory interpretatios given to Myc. ka-ru-ti-je-ja-o (PY Ad 671 the author proposes it to be related with a form *καλύθιον, diminutive of κάλαθος, related with καλαθιον. The alternance u/a is explained on the basis of two different vocalizations of *H3u̯, a fact of which there are parallels in Indo-European (cf. Het. kaluti- and in Mycenaean (cf. da-mu/du-ma. An analysis of other words of the same root is given and also is proposed the identificacion of *καλύθιον with ideogram *168. The likely translation of ka-ru-ti-je-ja-o could be «women makers or bearers of little baskets».

Je ne menge poinct de porcq: Orlando di Lasso’s Early Parody Mass

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Klemen Grabnar

2013-07-01

Full Text Available One of the most remarkable 16th-century composers was Orlando di Lasso (1530/1532–1594, perhaps the most prominent musician of his time. In the second half of the 16th and the early 17th centuries, his works were widespread across Europe, especially in its central and western part. Some of the surviving contemporary sources of Lasso’s music – both printed and manuscript – are preserved in Slovenian libraries and archives. Among them are two incompletely preserved manuscripts, dating from ca. 1600, today kept at the National and University Library in Ljubljana (Ms 232 and Ms 285. They both contain Lasso’s Missa super Je ne menge poinct de porcq, first published in Lasso’s second book of Masses, Quinque missae, by Claudio Merulo in 1570. Interestingly, this early Munich-period Mass is based on a Parisian chanson by Claudin de Sermisy (ca. 1490–1562, whose content is unequivocally scatological. It was quite common for 16th-century composers to base their settings of the Mass Ordinary on pre-existent polyphonic compositions, whether sacred or secular. One of the rare descriptions of this technique – widely known as parody technique – is given in Pietro Cerone’s El melopeo y maestro (1613. It can serve as the basis for an elementary analysis of how Lasso employed Sermisy’s chanson Je ne menge point de porc. The analysis shows that Lasso, for various reasons, does not always follow the established practices as they can be observed from Cerone’s treatise. Nevertheless he demonstrates significant skill in utilising borrowed material to compose his parody Mass. Lasso’s Missa super Je ne menge poinct de porcq is particularly intriguing due to its use of Sermisy’s chanson; what could be the reason for Lasso’s decision to use Sermisy’s profoundly secular chanson in order to compose a Mass setting? Although the answer can be multifaceted (such as an intention to establish a special textual relation between the Mass and the

Une étude de cas. Saint Sébastien dans “Je suis sang” de Jan Fabre

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Lydie Toran

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Jan Fabre’s writing frequently displays a variety of quotations, especially visual ones. His 2001 Je suis sang (conte de fées médiéval is directly and indirectly inspired by Saint Sebastian’s iconography. This study examines the modalities and functions of this re-use in detail.

Co je pohřbeno v Chemnitz? Prales vyhynulých rostlin v trojrozměrné podobě

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Matysová, Petra; Rössler, R.

2014-01-01

Roč. 93, č. 12 (2014), s. 700-705 ISSN 0042-4544 Institutional support: RVO:67985891 Keywords : palaeontology * Permian fossil forest Subject RIV: DB - Geology ; Mineralogy http://casopis.vesmir.cz/clanek/co-je-pohrbeno-v-chemnitz

„Sice to vůbec neruší [...], ale pro mne je to velmi nešikovné.“ Nové souborné vydání Dvořákových děl podněcuje nový výzkum

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Kachlík, Jan

2011-01-01

Roč. 19, č. 9 (2011), s. 15-17 ISSN 1210-8081 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : Antonín Dvořák * The new Dvořák edition Subject RIV: AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage http://www.muzikus.cz/klasicka-hudba-jazz-clanky/Sice-to-vubec-nerusi-ale-pro-mne-je-to-velmi-nesikovne-nove-souborne-vydani-Dvorakovych-del-podnecuje-novy-vyzkum~20~prosinec~2011/

Co je nového v archeogenetice. Stárnoucí Adam a jeho (ne)zdatní synové

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Černý, Viktor

2015-01-01

Roč. 63, č. 4 (2015), s. 153-154 ISSN 0044-4812 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : archaeogenetics * phylogeography Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology http://ziva.avcr.cz/files/ziva/pdf/co-je-noveho-v-archeogenetice-starnouci-adam-a-jeh.pdf

NESMRTONOSNO ORUŽJE: NAČELO RAZMJERNOSTI U ORUŽANOM SUKOBU I PRAVO NA ZDRAVLJE U POLICIJSKIM POSTUPANJIMA

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Elisabeth Hoffberger

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Kada se govori o oružju, obično se pod njime podrazumijeva primjena smrtonosne tehnologije. S druge strane, u i izvan oružanih sukoba, često se koristi i tzv. nesmrtonosno oružje, kojemu svrha nije ubijanje, već oneposobljavanje pojedinaca ili vojnih ciljeva. Budući da nesmrtonosno oružje ne mora nužno uzrokovati smrt, ali uzrokuje ozbiljna ranjavanja i velike patnje, korištenje takvih sredstava otvara brojna humanitarna pitanja i pitanja zaštite ljudskih prava. Zabrana uzrokovanja suvišnih ozljeda i nepotrebne patnje, kao i zabrana neselektivnih napada su jedne od najznačajnijih zabrana u međunarodnom ratnom pravu, a koje se mogu primijeniti i na korištenje nesmrtonosnog oružja u oružanom sukobu. Međutim, primjena načela razmjernosti može dovesti do opravdavanja korištenja nesmrtonosnog oružja. To se opravdava očekivanim prednostima njegove primjene u oružanom sukobu, koje pretežu u odnosu na uzrokovane ljudske patnje. Stoga se postavlja pitanje postoji li „crvena linija“ njegove primjene. Učestalo pozivanje na primjenu načela razmjernosti može poništiti cilj i svrhu Ženevskih konvencija te dovesti do opravdavanja nezakonitog korištenja nesmrtonosnog oružja. Osim u oružanim sukobima, nesmrtonosno se oružje može koristiti i u policijskim postupanjima. U tim slučajevima osobito značenje ima zaštita ljudskih prava. Pri tomu se u obzir ne smije uzeti samo zabrana mučenja i uzrokovanja nečovječnih ili ponižavajućih patnji te pravo na život, već i pravo na zdravlje. Pravo na zdravlje ograničava i postavlja granice uporabe nesmrtonosnog oružja izvan okvira oružanog sukoba.

The Jena Diversity-Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (JeDi-DGVM: a diverse approach to representing terrestrial biogeography and biogeochemistry based on plant functional trade-offs

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R. Pavlick

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Terrestrial biosphere models typically abstract the immense diversity of vegetation forms and functioning into a relatively small set of predefined semi-empirical plant functional types (PFTs. There is growing evidence, however, from the field ecology community as well as from modelling studies that current PFT schemes may not adequately represent the observed variations in plant functional traits and their effect on ecosystem functioning. In this paper, we introduce the Jena Diversity-Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (JeDi-DGVM as a new approach to terrestrial biosphere modelling with a richer representation of functional diversity than traditional modelling approaches based on a small number of fixed PFTs. JeDi-DGVM simulates the performance of a large number of randomly generated plant growth strategies, each defined by a set of 15 trait parameters which characterize various aspects of plant functioning including carbon allocation, ecophysiology and phenology. Each trait parameter is involved in one or more functional trade-offs. These trade-offs ultimately determine whether a strategy is able to survive under the climatic conditions in a given model grid cell and its performance relative to the other strategies. The biogeochemical fluxes and land surface properties of the individual strategies are aggregated to the grid-cell scale using a mass-based weighting scheme. We evaluate the simulated global biogeochemical patterns against a variety of field and satellite-based observations following a protocol established by the Carbon-Land Model Intercomparison Project. The land surface fluxes and vegetation structural properties are reasonably well simulated by JeDi-DGVM, and compare favourably with other state-of-the-art global vegetation models. We also evaluate the simulated patterns of functional diversity and the sensitivity of the JeDi-DGVM modelling approach to the number of sampled strategies. Altogether, the results demonstrate the

Placení záloh je bariérou v podnikání matek po rodičovské

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Křížková, Alena

2016-01-01

Roč. 12, č. 1 (2016) ISSN 1802-7202 Grant - others:Norway Grants(NO) 274 Institutional support: RVO:68378025 Keywords : mothers after parental leave * entrepreneurship context Subject RIV: AO - Sociology, Demography http://zpravodaj.genderstudies.cz/cz/clanek/placeni-zaloh-je-barierou-v-podnikani-matek-po-rodicovske

Povezanost socioloških in psiholoških dejavnikov z nakupnim vedenjem in vključevanjem odjemalcev, v personalizirano marketinško komunikacijsko kampanjo, Ta Coca-Cola je zate

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Mujagić, Selvedin

2018-01-01

V magistrskem delu predstavljamo področje marketinga vključevanja odjemalcev, enega izmed sodobnih marketinških pristopov, ki se izvaja kot marketinška in spletna strategija za načrtovanje in upravljanje vedenja odjemalcev. Magistrsko delo je sestavljeno iz uvodnega dela, teoretične obravnave, raziskovalnega dela, predlogov menedžmentu in sklepa naloge. Uvodni del magistrske naloge se nanaša na opis področja vedenja odjemalcev, integriranega marketinškega komuniciranja in vključevalnega v...

New Nordic Exceptionalism: Jeuno JE Kim and Ewa Einhorn's The United Nations of Norden and other realist utopias

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Mathias Danbolt

2016-11-01

Full Text Available At the 2009 Nordic Culture Forum summit in Berlin that centered on the profiling and branding of the Nordic region in a globalized world, one presenter stood out from the crowd. The lobbyist Annika Sigurdardottir delivered a speech that called for the establishment of “The United Nations of Norden”: A Nordic union that would gather the nations and restore Norden's role as the “moral superpower of the world.” Sigurdardottir's presentation generated such a heated debate that the organizers had to intervene and reveal that the speech was a performance made by the artists Jeuno JE Kim and Ewa Einhorn. This article takes Kim and Einhorn's intervention as a starting point for a critical discussion of the history and politics of Nordic image-building. The article suggests that the reason Kim and Einhorn's speech passed as a serious proposal was due to its meticulous mimicking of two discursive formations that have been central to the debates on the branding of Nordicity over the last decades: on the one hand, the discourse of “Nordic exceptionalism,” that since the 1960s has been central to the promotion of a Nordic political, socio-economic, and internationalist “third way” model, and, on the other hand, the discourse on the “New Nordic,” that emerged out of the New Nordic Food-movement in the early 2000s, and which has given art and culture a privileged role in the international re-fashioning of the Nordic brand. Through an analysis of Kim and Einhorn's United Nations of Norden (UNN-performance, the article examines the historical development and ideological underpinnings of the image of Nordic unity at play in the discourses of Nordic exceptionalism and the New Nordic. By focusing on how the UNN-project puts pressure on the role of utopian imaginaries in the construction of Nordic self-images, the article describes the emergence of a discursive framework of New Nordic Exceptionalism.

Comparative Strategic Cultures Curriculum Project: Assessing Strategic Culture as a Methodological Approach to Understanding WMD Decision-Making by States and Non-State Actors

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2006-10-31

VHS video, 90 min., (Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2003). Shiri, DVD, 125 min., (Seoul: Kang Je-Kyu Film Co. Ltd., Samsung Entertainment...export-led economic expansion of the Asian tigers (South Korea, Malaysia , Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia) and the extraordinary trade performance...DVD, 125 min., (Seoul: Kang Je-Kyu Film Co. Ltd., Samsung Entertainment, 2003). Additional Readings “Anti-Kim Front: DPRK Military May Revolt

Je suis un zombie : Études récentes sur Richard Matheson et le mort-vivant

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Ransom, Amy J.; Trudel, Jean-Louis

2013-01-01

Dans ce texte nous résumons quatre essais récents sur le phénomène actuel du zombie ainsi qu’un collectif sur l’œuvre de Richard Matheson dont la première version filmique du roman Je suis une légende a servi d’inspiration à l’ur-film de zombies, La nuit des morts vivants de George A. Romero. Tandis que Pierre Cassou-Noguès et Maxime Coulombe signent des traitements plus philosophiques du zombie, leurs ouvrages diffèrent beaucoup dans leur forme et leur fonction. Pour leur part, Amélie Pépin ...

Josef Ježek a Otto Bláha – cesta dvou četnických generálů před Národní soud

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Klečacký, Martin

2014-01-01

Roč. 22, č. 2 (2014), s. 155-187 ISSN 1210-6860 R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP410/12/0468 Institutional support: RVO:67985921 Keywords : gendarmerie * National court * Josef Ježek * Otto Bláha Subject RIV: AB - History

Guatemala: Ozbrojený konflikt 1960-1996 a současná situace: se zvláštním zaměřením na Máje

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Vilímková, Olga

2009-01-01

Tématem disertační práce je Guatemala: ozbrojený konflikt v letech 1960 - 1996 a současná situace se zvláštním zaměřením na Máje. Příčiny ozbrojeného konfliktu druhé ploviny XX. století (a mnoha současných problémů) v Guatemale se nacházejí v hluboké minulosti země. Už v době koloniální se začaly formovat ekonomicko - sociální vztahy mezi dvěma antagonistickými vrstvami společnosti: kolonizátory a původním obyvatelstvem, které bylo porobeno, vytlačeno na okraj společnosti a využíváno jako pra...

"Minulost je bitevním polem současníků". Konference k osmdesátinám Viléma Prečana

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Hoppe, Jiří

2013-01-01

Roč. 20, 1/2 (2013), s. 236-241 ISSN 1210-7050. ["Minulost je bitevním polem současníků". Konference k osmdesátinám Viléma Prečana. Praha, 24.01.2013-25.01.2013] Institutional support: RVO:68378114 Keywords : Vilém Prečan Subject RIV: AB - History

Ezoterizmo transformacijos šiuolaikinėje kultūroje. The transformations of esoterism in contemporary culture

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Dovilė Švilpienė

2010-01-01

Full Text Available The article concentrates on phenomena of Esoterism in contemporary culture, tries to reveal its variations and spread in the second half of the XXth century. The contemporary writer and publicist Jurga Ivanauskaitė is implicated in the context of the theme. Article is inspired by the majority expressions called Postmodernism: secularization, the fade of transcendental dimension, crisis of Religion, upheaval of traditional values that all together coincide with the new spread of Esoteric thought towards the end of the XXth century and beginning of the XXst century. The Postmodernism is even called an Egsoteric form of antecedent esoteric Modernism.The historical comparative method as well as theoretic-analytic are considered to be the most fertile to reveal changes that inspired the transformation in relations between sacrum (lat. sanctity and Esoterism. Esoterism in contemporary culture acts as transformed sanctity. The feeling of holiness is indispensable for human existence – the every spiritual crisis then traditional religiousness loses its power to organize and support spiritual nature of human existence opens the door for esoteric modifications of sacrum. Esoterism through the prism of Religion is an attempt of religious consciousness for individual awareness of deity – thereby esoteric experience is very close to religious one.Eastern Religions reveals themselves in Postmodernism as esoteric variations of sacrum, manifestations of chthonic nature where they are also affected by other tendencies of Western postmodern consciousness:Eastern Esoterismturns to widely usable exoticism – Egsoterism – hidden becomes popular, freely available and explorable.The reflection of East and West in the oeuvre of Jurga Ivanauskaitė is being developed by the principle of thesis/antithesis that contains the majority of postmodern implications. The East through writer’s eyes is seen as a quintessence of spiritual essence opposite to the West that

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Univers Du 9 au 20 avril 2018 | CERN Meyrin, Bâtiment principal Stéphanie Cousin Obsédée par les rêves, les mondes surréalistes et insolites, je m’empare de formes provenant des mes propres travaux photographiques ou d’images que je modifie et mixe. Je fais évoluer mes univers oniriques de femmes-animaux ainsi que mes espaces et natures imaginaires. Avec ma démarche artistique, je cherche à mettre en images nos rêves et nos cauchemars, l’irréel et le surréel, le mystique et les affres de notre inconscient. Je cherche à représenter tout ce qui sommeille au plus profond de nous-même à l’aide de symboles, parfois en utilisant des images de cultures ancestrales. Photographie-collage, je cherche à ajouter quelques notes à la définition de la photographie du 21iè...

Regional variation in pig farmer awareness and actions regarding Japanese encephalitis in Nepal: implications for public health education.

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Full Text Available Japanese encephalitis (JE is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease that has pigs as the major amplifying hosts. It is the most important cause of viral encephalitis in people in Nepal and is spreading in its geographic distribution in that country. Pig farming is increasing in Nepal due to reducing cultural biases against pigs and government programs to support pig farming for poverty alleviation. Major strategies for JE prevention and control include education, vector control, and immunization of people and pigs. This study used a survey of 400 pig farmers in 4 areas of Nepal with different JE and pig farming histories to explore regional variations in farmer awareness and actions towards JE, the association of awareness and actions with farm and farmer variables, and the implications of these associations for public health education. Exposure to JE risk factors was common across pig farms and pig farming districts but there were significant district level differences in knowledge and practices related to on-farm JE risk reduction. Social factors such as literacy, gender, and cultural practices were associated with farmer attitudes, knowledge and practices for JE control. JE vaccine uptake was almost non-existent and mosquito control steps were inconsistently applied across all 4 districts. Income was not a determining factor of the differences, but all farmers were very poor. The low uptake of vaccine and lack of infrastructure or financial capacity to house pigs indoors or away from people suggest that farmer personal protection should be a priority target for education in Nepal. This study re-enforces the need to attack root causes of people's personal disease prevention behaviours and take into account local variation in needs and capacities when designing health or agriculture education programs.

HERMENEUTIKA JORGE J.E. GRACIA SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF TEORI PENAFSIRAN TEKSTUAL ALQUR’AN

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Syamsul Wathani

2017-12-01

Full Text Available This article discusses the Jorge J.E. Gracia’s hermeneutical concept used as an alternative theory of the Qur’anic textual interpretation. The discussion focuses on three main points, (i the Qur’anic textual narration as the object of interpretation, (ii Gracia’s hermeneutic to interpret the text, and (iii arranging the Qur’anic textual interpretation paradigm. Based on the interpretive study, started with mapping Gracia's theory of understanding, and then systematizing it into the theory formulation, the results of the study showed: (1 the concept of qur'anic text (alnash is the ultimate consciousness. The Qur'an is something readable/touchable (almaktub. As an alnash, Qur'an has a text mechanism in which its contextual approach becomes the main gate to open its meaning. (2 The Gracia's hermeneutic logical reasoning is directed to overcome misunderstanding (not understanding of the text. While the development of textual interpretation method used to bridge between the historical text and the audience’s situation. (3 The paradigm of the textual interpretation used as a worldview to look at the Qur'an and its interpretation, with the concept of "alnash" as its starting point, and then working with emphasizing the existing understanding among text, audience, and context.

How to adjust traffic management to air quality; Hoe kun je verkeersmanagement afstemmen op de kwaliteit van lucht?

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Cornelissen, T. [Rijkswaterstaat, Den Haag (Netherlands)

2011-04-15

Matrix boards are used to manage traffic speed on roads. The Dutch InnovatieProgramma Luchtkwaliteit IPL (Air Quality Innovation Programme ) has looked at the option of using matrix boards to improve the air quality along the highways. The IPL has also examined other temporary measures that can be deployed at times of peak concentrations of PM10 and/or NO2. [Dutch] Met matrixborden kan op wegen de snelheid worden geregeld. In het InnovatieProgramma Luchtkwaliteit (IPL) is gekeken of men de matrixborden ook kan inzetten om de luchtkwaliteit langs de snelweg te verbeteren. Door het IPL is ook gezocht naar andere tijdelijke maatregelen die je in kunt zetten op die momenten dat er een piek in de concentraties aan PM10 en/of NO2 optreedt.

Culture and public centre Brno-damlake/Theme"Brno-city in the midle of the Europe"/

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Říhová, Táňa

2013-01-01

V rámci diplomové práce je řešeno téma Brněnské přehrady a jejího efektivního využití. Samotným předmětem diplomové práce je kulturně-společenské centrum (dále jen centrum). Projekt sleduje široký urbanistický kontext a poskytuje nový pohled na provoz a využití této lokality. Obsahuje návrh koordinace pohybu a efektivního využití nejatraktivnějších ploch, které bezprostředně souvisí s vodní hladinou. Kulturně-společenské centrum je koncipováno jako součást krajiny. Navazuje a propojuje dvě úr...

Loss of ACTH expression in cultured human corticotroph macroadenoma cells is consistent with loss of the POMC gene signal sequence.

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Rees, D A; Hepburn, P J; McNicol, A M; Francis, K; Jasani, B; Lewis, M D; Farrell, W E; Lewis, B M; Scanlon, M F; Ham, J

2002-03-28

The proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene is highly expressed in the pituitary gland where the resulting mRNA of 1200 base pairs (bp) gives rise to a full-length protein sequence. In peripheral tissues however both shorter and longer POMC variants have been described, these include for example placental tissue which contain 800 (truncated at the 5' end) and 1500 as well as the 1200 bp transcripts. The importance of the 800 bp transcript is unclear as the lack of a signal sequence renders the molecule to be non-functional. This transcript has not been previously demonstrated in the pituitary gland. In this report we show evidence of a 5' truncated POMC gene in human pituitary corticotroph macroadenoma cells (JE) maintained in primary culture for >1 year. The original tumour tissue and the derived cells during early passage (up to passage 4-5) immunostained for ACTH and in situ hybridisation confirmed the presence of the POMC gene in the cultured cells. These cells also secreted 15-40 pg/10(5) cells/24 h ACTH. In addition, as expected RT-PCR demonstrated the presence of all three POMC gene exons and is thus indicative of a full-length POMC gene. In late culture passages (passages 8-15) JE cells ceased to express ACTH and cell growth became very slow due presumably to cells reaching their Hayflick limit. ACTH immunostaining in these cells was undetectable and ACTH secretion was also at the detection limits of the assay and no greater than 10 pg/10(5) cells/24 h. ACTH precursor molecules were also undetectable. RT-PCR for the POMC gene in these late passage cells showed that only exon 3 was detectable, in contrast to early passage cells where all three exons were present. In summary we isolated in culture, human pituitary cells that possessed initially all three exons of the POMC gene and immunostained for ACTH. On further passaging these cells showed a loss of exons 1 and 2 in the POMC gene and a loss of ACTH immunostaining and secretion. We would like to suggest that the

TIME AND PLACE DISTRIBUTION OFACUTE ENCEPHALITIS SYNDROME (AES JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS (JE CASES IN GORAKHPUR

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G K Singh

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Introduction: 1000 children below the age of 15 years died from encephalitis in the states of UP, Bihar and Assam since 1978. JE vaccinations in 2010 and deep bore wells in 60 districts in India are the two preventive measures in use. Hypothesis generation through a time, place distribution study followed by a risk factor study would help target preventive and curative measures. A spatial temporal analysis of the 2012 encephalitis epidemic in the district of Gorakhpur, having the most cases, is reported. Material and Method Government of UP data on 714 cases of AES/JE occurring during 2012 in Gorakhpur district was analysed. Time and place distribution is described. Various hypotheses on mode of transmission besides other important features of the epidemic were generated. Data was used to create video maps of the 2012 AESJE epidemic using Epi-info 7. Onset of symptoms was used on the time axis and longitude-latitude data from residential details was used to describe the place distribution. Videos were interpreted to draw important inferences which may be used in planning a strategy to break the 2013 epidemic Result: Thirty (4.20% of 714 patients fitting case definitions were confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis. 148 (20% died. 669 (93.69% were below 15 years of age. Male to female ratio was 1.45:1. On 9th Aug 2012 the usual 5 cases per day mark was crossed with 10 cases/day reported. On 22th August the peak of 19 cases/day was reached. On 11th September the epidemic started receding at rates slower than the rise showing multiple spurts. The medical college had 1.5 times the cases than anywhere else. On 10th Dec the daily incidence had returned to under 5 levels. District wise place distribution of the 2009, 2011 and 2012 cases shows Gorakhpur as having 714 i.e. twice the number of cases than anywhere else in 2012. Conclusion: The epidemic is seasonal and perhaps spreads man to man. Mosquito having a life time range of 5 miles cannot spread

Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): Japanese encephalitis (JE)

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EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare; More, Simon J.; Bøtner, Anette

2017-01-01

Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law (AHL), in particular criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on the eligibility of Japanese encephalitis to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of Japanese encephalitis......, if no consensus was reached before, also at collective level. The output is composed of the categorical answer, and for the questions where no consensus was reached, the different supporting views are reported. Details on the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate opinion. According...

Příspěvek k rozšíření ostružiníků v severní části Ještědského hřbetu

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Petřík, Petr

2001-01-01

Roč. 36, - (2001), s. 49-58 ISSN 0032-7786 R&D Projects: GA AV ČR KSK6005114 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z6005908 Keywords : Rubus species * distribution * Ještědský hřbet Ridge Subject RIV: EF - Botanics

Oceanographic and meteorological data measurements collected from CTD, bottle and other instruments from Gerda, J.E., Pillsbury and Calanus in the North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico from 1967-02-24 to 1970-11-13 (NCEI Accession 7100821)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — Oceanographic and meteorological data measurements collected from CTD, bottle and other instruments. Data were collected from Gerda, J.E., Pillsbury and Calanus in...

'Je moeder leert je wie je vijanden zijn'

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Makkink, C.; Parmentier, H.K.

2014-01-01

Via de voeding van ouderdieren kan de werking van het immuunsysteem van de nakomelingen worden beïnvloed. Het is een uitdaging om interventies te vinden die het immuunsysteem van landbouwhuisdieren optimaliseren, zo luidde de conclusie tijdens de Feed4Foodure-themamiddag.

Je vous salue Marie de Jean-Luc Godard : modalités et enjeux d’un retour du religieux au cinéma “Hail Mary, full of grace”, a film by Jean-Luc Godard

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Natalie Malabre

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Est-il possible de filmer un sujet aussi sensible que celui de la virginité de Marie en dehors des références aux canons religieux ? Ce fut le défi de Jean-Luc Godard au milieu des années 1980, lorsqu’il réalisa Je vous salue Marie. Sans surprise, certains catholiques manifestèrent leur opposition. Mais d’autres essayèrent d’expliquer et de soutenir cette manière non traditionnelle d’approcher le mystère de la transcendance.Is it possible to film religious subject, a very sensitive one like the virginity of Mary, out of the references of religious stances? That was the challenge of Jean-Luc Godard in the middle of the 80’s when he promoted “Je vous salue Marie”. Without surprise, some Catholics demonstrated their opposition. But some of them tried to explain and support the untraditional way to approach the mystery of transcendence.

Organizacinės kultūros vystymas aptarnavimo sferos įmonėje

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Liesionis, Vytautas; Dilienė, Dovilė

2012-01-01

The paper describes the research of organisational culture carried out in the specific organisation of the services sector. The research identified the type of organisational culture and presented the model of further development of organisational culture as well as recommendations. Organisational culture is particularly important for a services company, because it is directly related to the company’s effectiveness and efficiency. When revealing the peculiarities of organisational culture in ...

Je-Chun-Jun induced apoptosis of human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells

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Han-jung CHAE; Kyung-mi PARK; Geun-youn LEE; Gi-seup JEONG; Hyung-rae PARK; Hyung-min KIM; Soo-wan CHAE; Shim-keun YOO; Hyung-ryong KIM

2004-01-01

AIM: To study the mechanism of Je-Chun-Jun (JCJ)-inducing the apoptosis of the human cervical carcinoma,HeLa cells. METHODS: The cell viability was assessed using MTT assay. The optical density was measured at 570 nm. The caspase activity was measured using 50 mmol/L of fluorogenic substrate, AC-DEVD-AMC (caspase3), AC-VEID-AMC (caspase-8) or AC-LEHD-AFC (caspase-9). To confirm the expression of proteins, Western blotting was performed. To detect the characteristic of apoptosis chromatin condensation, HeLa cells were stained with Hoechst 33258 in the presence of JCJ. For the cell cycle analysis, HeLa cells were incubated with Propidium iodide (PI) solution. Fluorescence intensity of cell cycle was measured using flow cytometry system. RESULTS:The loss of viability occurred following the exposure of 10 g/L JCJ. Cells treated with 10 g/L JCJ for 3 d exhibited the apoptotic morphology (brightly blue-fluorescent condensed nuclei by Hoechst 33258-staining) and the reduction of cell volume. Cells incubated with JCJ for 48 h were arrested at the G1 phase of cell cycle and their G1 checkpoint related gene products such as cyclin D1 were transiently decreased. We showed that JCJ induced the p38 MAPK activation in HeLa cells. The p38 MAPK inhibitor, SB203580 protected Hela cells from the JCJ-induced death as well as intervened the JCJ-induced accumulation of cells at the G1 phase. In contrast, MEK1 (-ERK upstream) inhibitor, PD98059 had no effect on HeLa cells. CONCLUSION: JCJ induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of HeLa cells through p38 MAPK pathway.

Ironija i satira u dramskim djelima Maxa Frischa: Mehanizmi suočavanja s izazovima 20. stoljeća

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Katarina Žeravica

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Irony and satire, two complex phenomena, find their respective places in the dramatic works of Max Frisch (1911–1991, a Swiss playwright and novelist and have gone through many changes gaining on different meanings, depending on the socio-cultural context, dominant literary and philosophical theories of a certain period of time in which they were analyzed and recognized as such. The aim of this paper is to show that Max Frisch, a 20th century intellectual who witnessed the major political, cultural and social changes of the second half of the 20th century in Europe and worldwide, uses irony and satire for coping with the reality and challenges of the time he lived in. Keywords: Max Frisch, dramatic work, irony, satire, 20th centuryNeutralna pozicija koju je Švicarska imala za vrijeme Drugoga svjetskog rata, a zbog koje je ostala pošteđena ratnih zbivanja te otvorenost klasičnim, ali i suvremenim europskim i svjetskim književnim te kazališnim utjecajima, stvorili su pozitivno ozračje za dobru, aktualnu i suvremenu švicarsku dramsku književnost na njemačkom jeziku nakon 1945. godine čiji predstavnik postaje jedan od najvećih švicarskih književnika, Max Frisch (1911–1991. U svojoj dugogodišnjoj književnoj karijeri Frisch je bio iznimno aktivan kao prozaist, napisavši pet romana, pet pripovijesti te četiri dnevnika, ali i kao dramatičar, ostavivši bogat dramski opus koji broji jedanaest dramskih ostvarenja napisanih između 1945. i 1978. godine. Upravo će Frischove drame biti predmetom ovoga rada, odnosno naglasak će biti na onima koje su se analizom pokazale najreprezentativnijima u cilju dokazivanja postojanja ironije i satire u istima kao mehanizmima suočavanja s izazovima koje je pred čovjeka-intelektualca stavilo 20. stoljeće, ali i kao sredstvima putem kojih Frisch progovara, kritizira i prokazuje besmisao jednog vremena kojemu je i sâm pripadao.

Ježekite, Na.sub.8./sub.[(UO.sub.2./sub.)(CO.sub.3./sub.).sub.3./sub.](SO.sub.4./sub.).sub.2./sub..3H.sub.2./sub.O, a new uranyl mineral from Jáchymov, Czech Republic

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Plášil, Jakub; Hloušek, J.; Kasatkin, A.V.; Belakovskiy, D. I.; Čejka, J.; Chernyshov, D.

2015-01-01

Roč. 60, č. 4 (2015), 259-267 ISSN 1802-6222 R&D Projects: GA ČR GP13-31276P Institutional support: RVO:68378271 Keywords : ježekite * new mineral * uranyl carbonate-sulfate * crystal structure * Jáchymov Subject RIV: DB - Geology ; Mineralogy Impact factor: 1.326, year: 2015

K čemu je metakritika na světě

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Kanda, Roman

2017-01-01

Roč. 20, č. 79 (2017), s. 9-14 ISSN 1801-0202 Institutional support: RVO:68378068 Keywords : literary critique * literary culture * current literature * literature and media Subject RIV: AJ - Letters, Mass-media, Audiovision

Temperature effects on the mating frequency of Anticarsia gemmatalis Huebner and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae); Influencia da temperatura na frequencia de copula de Anticarsia gemmatalis Huebner e Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Milano, Patricia; Berti Filho, Evoneo [Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP (Brazil). Dept. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agricola. Lab. de Entomologia Florestal; Parra, Jose R.P. [Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP (Brazil). Dept. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agricola. Lab. Biologia de Insetos; Consoli, Fernando L. [Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP (Brazil). Dept. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agricola. Lab. de Ecologia Nutricional e Molecular de Interacoes entre Artropodes e Microrganismos]. E-mails: patmilano@gmail.com; eberti@esalq.usp.br; jrpparra@esalq.usp.br; fconsoli@esalq.usp.br

2008-09-15

This paper deals with the influence of temperature on the mating frequency of two lepidopterans, Anticarsia gemmatalis Huebner and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), which use different strategies of allocation, and with the utilization of nutrients for their reproductive activities. The insects were reared on artificial diets at 25 deg C, and the adults were exposed to five temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 deg C) to observe the influence of each temperature on their mating frequency, fecundity, fertility and longevity. The temperature affected the mating frequency of both species, being more evident at 15 deg C and 35 deg C, mainly for A. gemmatalis, which presented a drastic reduction on mating activities. The highest number of matings were observed from 20 deg C to 30 deg C, with S. frugiperda presenting mating activity (0-8) much higher than that of A. gemmatalis (0-2), but no correlation was observed among the number of matings and all other biological parameters evaluated (fecundity, fertility and longevity). However, S. frugiperda showed a positive correlation between fecundity and mating activity of females (r = 0.589; P = 0.003) at 25 deg C. The highest fecundities were observed at temperatures from 20 deg C to 30 deg C for S. frugiperda and at 25 deg C for A. gemmatalis. For both species, the longevity of males and females decreased as temperature increased. (author)

Produits locaux entre nature et culture : de la ferme voisine au terroir. Entretien avec Laurence Bérard

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Virginie Amilien

2005-05-01

Full Text Available V.A. : Laurence Bérard, vous représentez la moitié du célèbre duo Bérard et Marchenay, dont articles et ouvrages sur produits de terroir en France sont incontournables, et c’est à ce titre que vous nous accordez un entretien aujourd’hui pour le numéro sur les produits alimentaires locaux du journal Anthropology of Food. Alors je commencerais par la traditionnelle question : si je vous dis produits locaux, à quoi pensez-vous ?  L.B. : Produits locaux… et pas de produits de terroir…I.T. : Non j...

Tantros vizija dabartinėje Lietuvos kultūroje

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Tamošaitytė, Daiva

2009-01-01

This article discusses Tantric vision in Lithuania. The author asserts, that at present in the country has been established several centers, like Osho or "Magic of Love", which propagate sexual ecstasy as a mean to achieve spiritual liberation. She says that this is only the belated sexual revolution of 60s and 70s in America, where Tantra became extremely popular in certain circles and pop-culture. The same processes can be recognized elsewhere in Western countries, including East Europe. Bu...

A Theoretical Approach to Analyze the Parametric Influence on Spatial Patterns of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Populations.

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Garcia, A G; Godoy, W A C

2017-06-01

Studies of the influence of biological parameters on the spatial distribution of lepidopteran insects can provide useful information for managing agricultural pests, since the larvae of many species cause serious impacts on crops. Computational models to simulate the spatial dynamics of insect populations are increasingly used, because of their efficiency in representing insect movement. In this study, we used a cellular automata model to explore different patterns of population distribution of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), when the values of two biological parameters that are able to influence the spatial pattern (larval viability and adult longevity) are varied. We mapped the spatial patterns observed as the parameters varied. Additionally, by using population data for S. frugiperda obtained in different hosts under laboratory conditions, we were able to describe the expected spatial patterns occurring in corn, cotton, millet, and soybean crops based on the parameters varied. The results are discussed from the perspective of insect ecology and pest management. We concluded that computational approaches can be important tools to study the relationship between the biological parameters and spatial distributions of lepidopteran insect pests.

[János Pusztay. Nyelvével hal a nemzet. Az oroszországi finnugor népek jelene és jövője 11 pontban] / Маргарита Кузнецова

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2007-01-01

Arvustus: Pusztay, János. Nyelvével hal a nemzet. Az oroszországi finnugor népek jelene és jövője 11 pontban. Budapest, 2006. (A Magyarságkutatás könyvtára XXVIII). Soome-ugri rahvaste tänapäevast ja tulevikust Vene Föderatsioonis

Immigrants, Multiculturalism, and Expensive Cultural Tastes: Quong on Luck Egalitarianism and Cultural Minority Rights

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Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen

2011-11-01

Full Text Available Kymlicka has offered an influential luck egalitarian justification for a catalogue of polyethnic rights addressing cultural disadvantages of immigrant minorities. In response, Quong argues that while the items on the list are justified, in the light of the fact that the relevant disadvantages of immigrants result from their choice to immigrate, (i these rights cannot be derived from luck egalitarianism and (ii that this casts doubt on luck egalitarianism as a theory of cultural justice. As an alternative to Kymlicka’s argument, Quong offers his own justification of polyethnic rights based on a Rawlsian ideal of fair equality of opportunity. I defend luck egalitarianism against Quong’s objection arguing that if choice ever matters, it matters in relation to cultural disadvantages too. Also, the Rawlsian ideal of fair equality of opportunity cannot justify the sort of polyethnic rights that Quong wants it to justify, once we set aside an unwarranted statist focus in Quong’s conception of fair equality of opportunity. Whatever the weaknesses of luck egalitarianism are, the inadequacy of the position in relation to accommodating cultural disadvantages of immigrants is not among them.Kymlicka a offert une justification égalitarienne de la chance influente en faveur d’un catalogue de droits polyethniques visant les désavantages culturels dont souffrent les minorités migrantes. En réponse, Quong argue du fait que, si les éléments d’un tel catalogue sont justifiés, parce que les désavantages pertinents dont souffrent les migrants résultent de leur choix d’immigrer, (i ces droits ne peuvent être dérivés de l’égalitarisme de la chance (ii ce qui nourrit des doutes quant à l’égalitarisme de la chance en tant que théorie de la justice culturelle. En tant qu’alternative à l’argument de Kymlicka, Quong offre sa propre justification des droits polyethniques basée sur l’idéal rawlsien de juste égalité d�

[Oviposition, development, and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) fed on different hosts of economic importance].

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Barros, Eduardo M; Torres, Jorge B; Bueno, Adeney F

2010-01-01

The host selection for oviposition by Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) among corn, millet, cotton and soybean, and its relationship with the biological characteristics were investigated. Free and non-choice tests for oviposition using plots containing five plants each, from each host in plastic greenhouse, resulted in similar oviposition preference among the host plants. In addition, selected biological characteristics of S. frugiperda were determined in the laboratory with larvae feeding on host leaves, and the combination of leaf and cotton boll. Neonate larvae exhibited low success of colonization on cotton boll compared to the leaves of all other hosts. Spodoptera frugiperda fed only on cotton bolls exhibited longer larval and pupal development, and longer adult life span; however with similar egg production. Larvae fed cotton leaves during six days and then transferred to cotton bolls, however, exhibited development and reproduction similar to those reared on corn or only on cotton leaves. Therefore, the variations on immature stages of S. frugiperda were not related with host selection for oviposition which was similar among the studied hosts. Based on our data, the millet as a winter, rotational, and cover crop is a potential host for S. frugiperda, while leaves and cotton bolls were diets of intermediate suitability as compared to corn and soybean leaves.

“Je pense, donc je pense l’autre”: Cervantes and Borges in the context of Derrida

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Jelica Veljović

2017-12-01

Full Text Available This contribution seeks to explore in a literary context Jacques Derrida’s hypothesis on the interrelationship of the Self and the Other expounded in his book Of Hospitality and Politics of Friendship, this work tends to investigate the features of Otherness in relation to the Selfhood in literary context. These features will be investigated through analysis the presence and emergence of the Other in Cervantes’s Don Quixote of the Mancha and in Borges’ fantastic short stories The Other and The House of Asterion and outline the modes of the deconstruction and recreation of the Self, whose identity is being interrupted and recreated by the Other. We have identified three types of the Other that in these works which appear to have a function of deconstructing and reconstructing Self. These are the Other as signal of the linguistic, ethnic and cultural diversity of Spain in the Cervantes’s Don Quixote; the Other as a reflection of the Selfhood from both the past and the future at once, with the autofictional reference in the Borges’s story The Other; the Other as a monster in Borges’s story The House of Asterion, who is converted and liberated by his own hostile guest, Theseus. The disruptions in the identity of the Self caused by the intrusion of the Other are thus revealed to be vital and constitutive, demonstrating that the Other is an inherent part of the Self. In this way, in the work of Cervantes and Borges it is possible to detect a change in the traditional conception of the Self and identity, a Derridean deconstruction of the Cartesian motto as “I think, therefore I am the Other”.

Temperature effects on the mating frequency of Anticarsia gemmatalis Huebner and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Milano, Patricia; Berti Filho, Evoneo; Parra, Jose R.P.; Consoli, Fernando L.

2008-01-01

This paper deals with the influence of temperature on the mating frequency of two lepidopterans, Anticarsia gemmatalis Huebner and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), which use different strategies of allocation, and with the utilization of nutrients for their reproductive activities. The insects were reared on artificial diets at 25 deg C, and the adults were exposed to five temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 deg C) to observe the influence of each temperature on their mating frequency, fecundity, fertility and longevity. The temperature affected the mating frequency of both species, being more evident at 15 deg C and 35 deg C, mainly for A. gemmatalis, which presented a drastic reduction on mating activities. The highest number of matings were observed from 20 deg C to 30 deg C, with S. frugiperda presenting mating activity (0-8) much higher than that of A. gemmatalis (0-2), but no correlation was observed among the number of matings and all other biological parameters evaluated (fecundity, fertility and longevity). However, S. frugiperda showed a positive correlation between fecundity and mating activity of females (r = 0.589; P = 0.003) at 25 deg C. The highest fecundities were observed at temperatures from 20 deg C to 30 deg C for S. frugiperda and at 25 deg C for A. gemmatalis. For both species, the longevity of males and females decreased as temperature increased. (author)

Leef je in! Van M-woord naar L-woord en terug

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Andeweg, A.

In this essay I address the popular notion that reading literature is a way to gain empathy through identification. Using the relatively new phenomenon of the lesbian mother as an example, I ask through which cultural repertoires lesbian mothers are made visible, which subject positions are

Biological Effects of Provisional Resin Materials on Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells.

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Jun, S-K; Mahapatra, C; Lee, H-H; Kim, H-W; Lee, J-H

This study investigated the in vitro cytotoxicity as well as the proinflammatory cytokine expression of provisional resin materials on primary cultured human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). Five commercially available provisional resin materials were chosen (SNAP [SN], Luxatemp [LT], Jet [JE], Revotek LC [RL], and Vipi block [VB]). Eluates that were either polymerizing or already set were added to hDPSCs under serially diluted conditions divided into three different setting times (25% set, 50% set, and 100% set) and incubated for 24 hours with 2× concentrated culture media. Cell cytotoxicity tests were performed by LDH assay and live and dead confocal microscope images. The expression of proinflammatory cytokines in SN and VB was measured using cytokine antibody arrays. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) or ANOVA followed by the Tukey post hoc test at a significance level of pprovisional resin materials during polymerization (SN, LT, and JE) were cytotoxic to hDPSCs and may adversely affect pulp tissue.

Co-culture-inducible bacteriocin production in lactic acid bacteria

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Marinić, Laura

2017-01-01

Svojstvo bakterija mliječne kiseline da inhibiraju rast drugih mikroorganizama rezultat je nastajanja i djelovanja organskih kiselina, prvenstveno mliječne i octene kiseline te posljedično niske pH vrijednosti okoliša, a mogu nastati i drugi metaboliti s antimikrobnom aktivnošću, kao što su vodikov peroksid, etanol, diacetil, acetaldehid i bakteriocini. Od svih navedenih spojeva, poseban se naglasak stavlja na bakteriocine, specifične peptide s antimikrobnim djelovanjem prema srodnim bakterij...

Skolinių išlikimas tradicinėje šiaurės žemaičių kretingiškių tarmėje

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Zofija Babickienė

2011-12-01

Full Text Available PRESERVATION OF LOANWORDS IN THE NORTH-ŽEMAITIAN DIALECTSummaryAmong the older generation the most productive thematic groups of loanwords are abstract entities, personal names, clothing and footware, buildings and premises. In old writings in most cases alongside the loanword a Lithuanian equivalent may be used. The use of loanwords and their semantic modifications might be due to sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic factors. As a result of psycho-cultural reasons the younger generation tends to use original dialectal loanwords to a much smaller extent.

Co je to kulturní všežroutství?

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Šafr, Jiří

2008-01-01

Roč. 6, č. 6 (2008), s. 3-5 ISSN 1214-1720 R&D Projects: GA MŠk 2D06014 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70280505 Keywords : culture consumption * social stratification * homology Subject RIV: AO - Sociology, Demography http://www.socioweb.cz/upl/editorial/download/153_socioweb_6_08.pdf

L’identité balinaise à l’épreuve du tourisme.

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Michel Picard

2010-04-01

Full Text Available In this paper, I describe how I became interested in tourism and how I went about studying it, before expounding on where the study of tourism in Bali led me. Tourism neither “polluted” Balinese culture (as some of its critics would have it nor entailed its “renaissance” (as the proponents of “cultural tourism” are prone to claim. What happened is that the focus on “cultural” tourism convinced the Balinese people that they had a “culture”, something precious and perishable which they perceive as a capital to be exploited and as a heritage to be protected. As it was being manipulated and appropriated by the tourism industry, their culture became not only a source of profit and pride but also a cause of anxiety for the Balinese, who started wondering whether they were still authentically Balinese. Thus it is that tourism provoked an overriding concern about identity amongst the Balinese – about what they call their “Balineseness”. Il y a bien longtemps que je n’effectue plus de recherches sur le tourisme 1 . Le fait est qu’après avoir été partie prenante des travaux pionniers menés dans les années 1970, j’ai quitté ce domaine au moment où, dans les années 1990, il commençait à acquérir une certaine légitimité académique. Pour autant, je n’en avais pas terminé avec la question du tourisme, car les étiquettes ont la vie dure et je continue d’être sollicité au titre de mes travaux passés. ...

[The early medical textbooks in Korea: medical textbooks published at Je Joong Won-Severance Hospital Medical School].

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Park, H W

1998-01-01

Kwang Hye Won(Je Joong Won), the first western hospital in Korea, was founded in 1885. The first western Medical School in Korea was open in 1886 under the hospital management. Dr. O. R. Avison, who came to Korea in 1893, resumed the medical education there, which was interrupted for some time before his arrival in Korea. He inaugurated translating and publishing medical textbooks with the help of Kim Pil Soon who later became one of the first seven graduates in Severance Hospital Medical School. The first western medical textbook translated into Korean was Henry Gray's Anatomy. However, these twice-translated manuscripts were never to be published on account of being lost and burnt down. The existing early anatomy textbooks, the editions of 1906 and 1909, are not the translation of Gray's Anatomy, but that of Japanese anatomy textbook of Gonda. The remaining oldest medical textbook in Korean is Inorganic Materia Medica published in 1905. This book is unique among its kind that O. R. Avison is the only translator of the book and it contains the prefaces of O. R. Avison and Kim Pil Soon. The publication of medical textbook was animated by the participation of other medical students, such as Hong Suk Hoo and Hong Jong Eun. The list of medical textbooks published includes almost all the field of medicine. The medical textbooks in actual existence are as follows: Inorganic Materia Medica (1905), Inorganic Chemistry (1906), Anatomy I (1906), Physiology (1906), Diagnostics I (1906), Diagnostics II (1907), Obstetrics (1908), Organic Chemistry (1909), Anatomy (1909), and Surgery (1910).

Hoe vaak verkoopt u uw naam? Bescherming van privacy op het Internet

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Custers, B.H.M.

2001-01-01

Informatie is goud waard voor ondernemingen. KPN geeft je extra beltegoed als je een formuliertje opstuurt met je gegevens. Albert Heijn en Edah geven je productkorting als je met hun klantenkaart je koopgedrag laat registreren. Internet service providers verlenen je gratis toegang tot het Internet

Class Position and Musical Tastes: A Sing-Off between the Cultural Omnivorism and Bourdieusian Homology Frameworks.

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Veenstra, Gerry

2015-05-01

The longstanding debate between the homology and omnivorism approaches to the class bases of cultural tastes and practices rages on in cultural sociology. The homology thesis claims that class positions throughout the class hierarchy are accompanied by specified cultural tastes and specialized modes of appreciating them while the cultural omnivorism thesis contends that elites are (increasingly) characterized by a breadth of cultural tastes of any and all kinds. This study tests the applicability of these theses to musical tastes in Canada through the application of multiple correspondence analysis, latent class analysis, and logistic regression modeling to original telephone survey data (n = 1,595) from Toronto and Vancouver. I find that musical omnivorism, an appreciation for diverse musical styles, is not dispersed along class lines. Instead I find a homology between class position and musical tastes that designates blues, choral, classical, jazz, musical theater, opera, pop, reggae, rock, and world/international as relatively highbrow and country, disco, easy listening, golden oldies, heavy metal, and rap as relatively lowbrow. Of the highbrow tastes, all but jazz are disliked by lower class people, and of the lowbrow tastes, country, easy listening, and golden oldies are concurrently disliked by higher class people. Consistent with the homology thesis, it appears that class position is aligned with specific musical likes and dislikes. Le vieux débat entre les approches de l'homologie et de l'omnivorisme aux bases des classes des goûts et des pratiques culturels fait rage dans la sociologie culturelle. La thèse de l'homologie prétend que les positions des classes à travers la hiérarchie des classes sont accompagnées par des goûts culturels spécifiés et des modes spécialisés permettant leur appréciation. La thèse de l'omnivorisme culturel, en revanche, soutient que les élites sont (de plus en plus) caractérisées par un éventail de go

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Other supposedly beneficial cultural traits were used to explain the absence of disease in .... believes that razor blades are available and affordable and that ..... In the long run, .... early in the pandemic and shaped the search for sociocultural ... Ayikukwei, R., Ngare, D., Sidle, J.E., Ayuku, D.O., Baliddawa, J., & Greene, J.Y..

Post-marketing safety surveillance for inactivated and live-attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccines in China, 2008-2013.

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Wu, Wendi; Liu, Dawei; Li, Keli; Nuorti, J Pekka; Nohynek, Hanna M; Xu, Disha; Ye, Jiakai; Zheng, Jingshan; Wang, Huaqing

2017-06-22

Two types of Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccines, inactivated JE vaccine (JE-I) and live-attenuated JE vaccine (JE-L), are available and used in China. In particular, one JE-L, produced by a domestic manufacturer in China, was prequalified by WHO in 2013. We assessed the safety of JE vaccines in China during 2008-2013 using the Chinese National Adverse Events Following Immunization Information System (CNAEFIS) data. We retrieved AEFI reporting data about JE vaccines from CNAEFIS, 2008-2013, examined demographic characteristics of AEFI cases, and used administrative data on vaccine doses as denominator to calculate and compare crude reporting rates. We also used disproportionality reporting analysis between JE-I and JE-L to assess potential safety signals. A total of 34,879 AEFIs related with JE-I and JE-L were reported, with a ratio of male to female as 1.3:1; 361 (1.0%) cases were classified as serious. JE vaccines were administered concurrently with one or more other vaccines in 13,592 (39.0%) of cases. The overall AEFI reporting rates were 214.4 per million vaccination doses for JE-L and 176.9 for JE-I (rate ratio [RR]: 1.2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-1.3) in 2010-2013. Febrile convulsions (FC) following JE-I was found as a signal of disproportionate reporting (SDR). However, there was no significant difference between the reporting rates of FC of JE-I and JE-L (0.3 per million vaccination doses for JE-L, 0.4 for JE-I, p=0.05). While our analysis did not find apparent safety concern of JE vaccines in China, further study should consider JE-I vaccines and febrile convulsion, and taking more sensitive methods to detect signals. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Effects of Methanolic Extracts of Annona Species on the Development and Reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

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Freitas, A F; Pereira, F F; Formagio, A S N; Lucchetta, J T; Vieira, M C; Mussury, R M

2014-10-01

Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) causes significant losses in corn crops and necessitates the use of alternative control strategies, such as the application of bioinsecticides. We report the effect of methanolic leaf extracts of Annona dioica, Annona cacans, and Annona coriacea on the development and reproduction of S. frugiperda. A quantitative analysis was carried out to determine the total concentration of phenolics, flavonoids, and condensed tannin (CT) in leaf extracts. Corn leaves were immersed in a 1% methanolic leaf extract solution and fed to second instars of S. frugiperda. Leaf disks dipped in the synthetic insecticide Connect® (Bayer CropScience Ltda) composed of a neonicotinoid (imidacloprid) and a pyrethroid (β-cyfluthrin), which are harmful to S. frugiperda, was used as positive control. Distilled water was used as a negative control treatment. The leaf extract of A. coriacea decreased larval survivorship, arrested pupal development, and affected the weight gain of S. frugiperda. A. dioica also affected larval survivorship, but its effects were more pronounced for the adult stage, as fecundity, fertility, egg hatchability, and embryonic development were severely affected. Leaf extracts from A. cacans had no effect on S. frugiperda. The leaf extracts of A. dioica and A. coriacea showed a higher content of flavonoids and phenols, respectively. Our results indicated that both A. dioica and A. coriacea have the potential for development as botanical insecticides.

Neznámá skica Franze Xavera Wagenschöna

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Valeš, Tomáš

2011-01-01

Roč. 60, č. 2 (2011), s. 140-147 ISSN 1211-7390 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80330511 Keywords : Andreas Magnus Hunglinger * Michael Jindřich Rentz * Sarkander Ježek * St. John of God * Torture of St. John the Evangelist before the Porta Latina * Erlau/Eger * Sáta Subject RIV: AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage

Spatial analysis of the distribution of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and losses in maize crop productivity using geo statistics

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Farias, Paulo R.S.; Miranda, Vicente S.; Ribeiro, Susane M.; Barbosa, Jose C.; Busoli, Antonio C.; Overal, William L.

2008-01-01

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is one of the chief pests of maize in the Americas. The study of its spatial distribution is fundamental for designing correct control strategies, improving sampling methods, determining actual and potential crop losses, and adopting precise agricultural techniques. In Sao Paulo state, Brazil, a maize field was sampled at weekly intervals, from germination through harvest, for caterpillar densities, using quadrates. In each of 200 quadrates, 10 plants were sampled per week. Harvest weights were obtained in the field for each quadrate, and ear diameters and lengths were also sampled (15 ears per quadrate) and used to estimate potential productivity of the quadrate. Geostatistical analyses of caterpillar densities showed greatest ranges for small caterpillars when semivariograms were adjusted for a spherical model that showed greatest fit. As the caterpillars developed in the field, their spatial distribution became increasingly random, as shown by a model adjusted to a straight line, indicating a lack of spatial dependence among samples. Harvest weight and ear length followed the spherical model, indicating the existence of spatial variability of the production parameters in the maize field. Geostatistics shows promise for the application of precise methods in the integrated control of pests. (author)

Spatial analysis of the distribution of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and losses in maize crop productivity using geo statistics

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Farias, Paulo R.S.; Miranda, Vicente S.; Ribeiro, Susane M. [Universidade Federal Rural da Amazonia (UFRA), Belem, PA (Brazil). Inst. de Ciencias Agrarias]. E-mail: paulo.farias@ufra.edu.br; Barbosa, Jose C. [UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP (Brazil). Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Veterinarias. Dept. de Ciencias Exatas; Busoli, Antonio C. [UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP (Brazil). Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Veterinarias. Dept. de Fitossanidade; Overal, William L. [Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi (MPEG), Belem, PA (Brazil). Coordenacao de Zoologia

2008-05-15

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is one of the chief pests of maize in the Americas. The study of its spatial distribution is fundamental for designing correct control strategies, improving sampling methods, determining actual and potential crop losses, and adopting precise agricultural techniques. In Sao Paulo state, Brazil, a maize field was sampled at weekly intervals, from germination through harvest, for caterpillar densities, using quadrates. In each of 200 quadrates, 10 plants were sampled per week. Harvest weights were obtained in the field for each quadrate, and ear diameters and lengths were also sampled (15 ears per quadrate) and used to estimate potential productivity of the quadrate. Geostatistical analyses of caterpillar densities showed greatest ranges for small caterpillars when semivariograms were adjusted for a spherical model that showed greatest fit. As the caterpillars developed in the field, their spatial distribution became increasingly random, as shown by a model adjusted to a straight line, indicating a lack of spatial dependence among samples. Harvest weight and ear length followed the spherical model, indicating the existence of spatial variability of the production parameters in the maize field. Geostatistics shows promise for the application of precise methods in the integrated control of pests. (author)

Poklicna izgorelost ali zavzetost za delo, to je zdaj vprašanje Osebni in skupinski izobraževalni moduli za preprečevanje poklicne izgorelosti (2. del

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Andreja Pšeničny

2005-12-01

Full Text Available Raziskavo sta avtorici posvetili preucevanju potreb po varovanju zaposlenih pred poklicno izgorelostjo, hkrati pa tudi spodbujanju njihove zavzetosti za delo. Podjetje, ki se zaveda pomena svojih virov, lahko v enem in drugem primeru s podobnimi izobrazevalnimi vsebinami in postopki oplemeniti svoj najpomembnejsi vir ljudi. Avtorici ugotavljata, da v zvezi s poklicno izgorelostjo danes ni vec poudarek na preucevanju osebnostnih lastnosti za delo »preveč« vnetih ljudi, marvec predvsem na proucevanju delovnega okolja in psiholoških delovnih okolisCin v podjetju. Poklicno izgorelost lahko prepreCimo tudi z znanstveno utemeljeno organiziranostjo podjetja ali ustanove; taksno, ki spodbuja formalne in neformalne komunikacijske okoliscine, pozitivne medsebojne in kolektivne odnose ter druge ugodne psihološke delovne okoliscine. Izobrazevanje za prepoznavanje in preprečevanje poklicne izgorelosti na eni strani ter izobrazevanje za spodbujanje zavzetosti za delo na drugi strani je posvečeno posameznikom, podjetjem, strokovni in široki javnosti.

Cultural Robotics: The Culture of Robotics and Robotics in Culture

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Hooman Samani

2013-12-01

Full Text Available In this paper, we have investigated the concept of “Cultural Robotics” with regard to the evolution of social into cultural robots in the 21st Century. By defining the concept of culture, the potential development of a culture between humans and robots is explored. Based on the cultural values of the robotics developers, and the learning ability of current robots, cultural attributes in this regard are in the process of being formed, which would define the new concept of cultural robotics. According to the importance of the embodiment of robots in the sense of presence, the influence of robots in communication culture is anticipated. The sustainability of robotics culture based on diversity for cultural communities for various acceptance modalities is explored in order to anticipate the creation of different attributes of culture between robots and humans in the future.

De keerzijde van de nieuwe economische realiteit: Zijn we naïeve digitale optimisten geworden?

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Maaike Verschuren

2014-01-01

Interview in Executive-People, nr.15, november 2014. Een appartement huren voor je vakantie doe je goedkoop bij AirBNB, een taxi bestel je voordelig via Uber. Je kinderen werken op school met een iPad, en thuis bedien je met je tablet niet alleen de thermostaat, maar ook de televisie en de

Cultural Robotics: The Culture of Robotics and Robotics in Culture

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Hooman Samani; Elham Saadatian; Natalie Pang; Doros Polydorou; Owen Noel Newton Fernando; Ryohei Nakatsu; Jeffrey Tzu Kwan Valino Koh

2013-01-01

In this paper, we have investigated the concept of “Cultural Robotics” with regard to the evolution of social into cultural robots in the 21st Century. By defining the concept of culture, the potential development of a culture between humans and robots is explored. Based on the cultural values of the robotics developers, and the learning ability of current robots, cultural attributes in this regard are in the process of being formed, which would define the new concept of cultural robotics. Ac...

Heritability of Wing Size and Shape of the Rice and Corn Strains of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

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Cañas-Hoyos, N; Márquez, E J; Saldamando-Benjumea, C I

2016-08-01

Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) represents a pest of economic importance in all Western Hemisphere. This polyphagous species has diverged into two populations that have been mainly recognized with various mitochondrial and nuclear molecular markers and named "the rice" and "the corn" strains. In Colombia, both strains have evolved prezygotic and postzygotic isolation. They differ in tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Cry1Ac and Cry1Ab endotoxins) and the insecticides lambda-cyhalothrin and methomyl. In 2014, a wing morphometric analysis made in 159 individuals from a colony showed that both strains significantly differ in wing shape. The species also exhibits sexual dimorphism in the rice strain as in females wing size is larger than in males. Here, we continued this work with another wing morphometric approach in laboratory-reared strains to calculate wing size and shape heritabilities using a full-sib design and in wild populations to determine if this method distinguishes these strains. Our results show that male heritabilities of both traits were higher than female ones. Wild populations were significantly different in wing shape and size. These results suggest that wing morphometrics can be used as an alternative method to molecular markers to differentiate adults from laboratory-reared populations and wild populations of this pest, particularly in males of this species. Finally, Q ST values obtained for wing size and shape further demonstrated that both strains are genetically differentiated in nature.

Safeguards Culture: Analogies from Safety Culture and Security Culture

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Naito, K.

2013-01-01

The terminology of 'safeguards culture' has been used loosely by safeguards experts as an essential element for establishing an organizational environment of stakeholders for the effective and efficient implementation of international safeguards. However, unlike the other two triplet brothers/ sisters of 3S's (Safety, Security, Safeguards), there is no formally established definition of safeguards culture. In the case of safety culture, INSAG (the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group) has extensively dealt with its concept, elaborating its definition and key characteristics, and published its report, INSAG-4, as the IAEA Safety Series 75. On the other hand, security culture has also been defined by AdSec (the Advisory Group on Nuclear Security). In this paper, a provisional definition of safeguards culture is made on the analogies of safety culture and security culture, and an effort is made to describe essential elements of safeguards culture. It is proposed for SAGSI (the Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation) to formally consider the definition of safeguards culture and its characteristics. The paper is followed by the slides of the presentation. (author)

OGLAŠEVANJE NA SOCIALNEM OMREŽJU FACEBOOK, NA PRIMERU SPLETICNA.SI

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Reisman, Nina

2011-01-01

Internet je od svojega razvoja dolgo časa obstajal kot prostor za enostransko komunikacijo. Isto se je dogajalo na televiziji, radiu in časopisih, kjer je javnost sprejemala informacije, ki jih je nekdo pripravil. Tradicionalni mediji so hitro doumeli, da takšna vrsta komunikacije ni naravna in ne predstavlja najboljšega ohranjanja gledalcev in poslušalcev. Začela se je uporabljati dvosmerna komunikacija. Trenutno v svetu najbolje poznan primer dvosmerne komunikacije je socialno omrežje F...

TYPHUS EXANTHEMATICUS 1836. GODINE: U KRAGUJEVCU (SRBIJA I FILADELFIJI (SAD*

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Goran Čukić

2011-03-01

Full Text Available U "prebakteriološkom periodu“ razvoja svetske medicine izdvojen je pegavi tifus kao entitet. Otuda je stepen razvoja medicinske nauke uslovio konkretni način dijagnostikovanja; svakako, drukčiji od savremenog. Ovo dijagnostifikovanje je bilo na osnovu kliničkog iskustva lekara i predloženog dijagnostičkog sredstva. Godina ustanovljavanja entiteta pegavog tifusa bila je 1836., kada ga je W. Gerhard ustanovio putem obdukcione dijagnostičke procedure, o čemu je izvestio medicinsku javnost 1837. godine. Od tada, drugi lekari imaju obavezu da proceduru sprovedu i provere. Epidemijski pegavi tifus ustanovljen u Filadelfiji bio je "laboratorijski potvrđen i epidemiološki povezan". Razvojem medicine usledila je kasnija potvrda entiteta etiopatogenezom ili drugim savršenijim metodama. Nasuprot ovom pristupu, stoji obično, “rutinersko dijagnostikovanje” koje je mnogo manje pouzdano. U Kragujevcu je 1836. godine bio prisutan 'tifus'. Pegavičar je bio povod tog ustanovljavanja, sudi se analizom dostupnih argumenata od 1879. do danas. Otuda je dijagnostikovanje u Miloševoj prestonici moglo da bude jedino nivoa ne-entiteta. Lekar u Srbiji, koji je pre prihvatio iscrpno, pa ipak, osporavano razmatranje Gerharda, bio je u prednosti da otkrije prvi entitet pegavog tifusa na njenom tlu. U Srbiji podvajanje vrsta tifusa i pri tome prepoznavanje pegavca višeg nivoa od “klinički potvrđenog slučaja” otuda je usledilo posle Gerhard-ovog saopštenja 1837. godine. Tada, prilikom opisa neke naredne epidemijske pojave pegavog tifusa, trebalo je da bude ukazano da je primenjen isti kao Gerhard-ov način ustanovljavanja entiteta ili pouzdaniji od njega. Acta Medica Medianae 2011;50(1:67-72.

Naoružanje šibenske vojne posade sredinom 15. stoljeća

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Brnardić, Vladimir

2009-01-01

Spisi kancelarije šibenskog kneza Fantina de cha de Pesaro iz polovine 15. stoljeća sadrže jedinstveni popis oružja i vojne opreme u šibenskim utvrdama koje je ondje dobavljala i čuvala Venecija. To je najstariji sačuvani popis takve vrste u Dalmaciji i Hrvatskoj uopće. Šibesnko oružje i opremu čine četiri grupe: u prvu pripadalo je oružje za koje je potrebna obučenost. U 15. stoljeću to je bilo vatreno oružje – topovi (bombarde) i puške (schiopi), a ovdje se nalazi i jedini preostali primjer...

Ação de Inseticidas Botânicos sobre a Preferência Alimentar e sobre Posturas de Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae em Milho

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Fábio Mazzonetto

2013-04-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho objetivou comparar o efeito de diferentes extratos de origem vegetal na preferência alimentar e na postura da lagarta do cartucho Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith em folhas de milho. Extratos aquosos a 10% p/v de Chenopodium ambrosioides (Linnaeus (Erva de Santa Maria, Corymbia citriodora (Hill & Johnson (Eucalipto Cheiroso, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Linnaeus (Crisântemo e Azadirachta indica (A. Juss (Nim foram aplicados em discos de folhas de milho e oferecidos às lagartas em testes com e sem chance de escolha. A atratividade das lagartas pelos discos com os extratos não diferiu da testemunha no teste com chance de escolha, porém os extratos de Nim e Crisântemo apresentaram efeito fagodeterrente a S. frugiperda. Nos testes sem chance de escolha, o tratamento que mais repeliu as lagartas foi utilizando extrato de Nim, representando possível alternativa para o controle das lagartas desta espécie. Nenhum dos extratos aquosos das espécies vegetais testadas apresentou efeito ovicida.

Turto samprata Lietuvos civilinėje teisėje

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Jakutytė-Sungailienė, Asta

2009-01-01

This article focuses on the abstract legal concept of asset, trying to indicate what objects are included in this concept. The article also provides a brief overview of the development of the term "asset" in law in the historical perspective. A thing is the most elementary object to comprehend and describe, thus a considerable attention is drawn to this kind of unit of asset in this article. However, other objects of civil rights are analyzed more extensively next to the analysis of the conce...

De la transgression dans les apprentissages : usages et limites

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Marie Berchoud

2015-05-01

Full Text Available Transgresser, c’est franchir une limite, une norme, sociale, scolaire, familiale, soit une pluralité de normes et parfois des conflits, par exemple entre nature et culture(s, école et famille. Alors, transgresser, est-ce un moment de l’apprentissage, ou une mise en question, ou encore une condition de celui-ci ? La transgression est l’acte d’un sujet parlant, apprenant : je transgresse pour apprendre, expérimenter, comprendre… soit un projet ; ou je transgresse pour me protéger, me conformer à mon milieu, soit un refus. L’exemple des enfants plurilingues montre comment la transgression d’une norme ou une autre peut être une prise de conscience et un révélateur. Transgression in the learnings: Uses and limits Abstract: To transgress is to go beyond a limit, a rule that can either be social, educational or familial. There is a plurality of norms and sometimes conflicts, for example between nature and culture(s, school and family. Thus is to transgress, a moment of learning, a questioning or a condition of the latter? Transgressing is an act of a speaking learning subject: I transgress to learn experiment and understand. Thus, it is a project. Or I transgress to protect myself, to comply with my environment: then, it is a refusal. The example of multilingual children shows how the transgression of a norm or that of another one can serve as an awareness or an indicator.

Redefining Womanhood (?: Gender, Power, and the “Religion of Thinness”

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Michelle Lelwica

2006-05-01

Full Text Available Ce travail examine la manière dont les femmes utilisent les régimes amincissants comme moyen de surmonter les normes culturelles dominantes concernant les genres, aux Etats-Unis, au cours des dernières décennies. Bien que les femmes qui se consacrent à la perte de poids ne constituent pas un « groupe religieux » dans l’acception traditionnelle du terme, les symboles, rituels et croyances qui accompagnent leur quête de la minceur finissent par fonctionner exactement comme une religion. A partir de discours de femmes aux prises avec leur nourriture et l’image de leur corps, ainsi qu’avec toute une série d’images, rituels et croyances de la culture populaire, je mène l’analyse de cette religion séculière, que je nomme « la Religion de la Minceur » ; je vise à éclairer la manière dont les femmes s’en servent pour tenter d’obtenir le type de pouvoir et de visibilité qui est longtemps demeuré l’apanage des hommes. Enfin, je soutiens que la Religion de la Minceur ressuscite les dynamiques d’une religion patriarcale, dans laquelle le « salut » (libération de la femme passe par son sacrifice et son obéissance aux normes sociales dominantes.This paper examines women’s use of dieting as a means for negotiating dominant cultural gender norms in the United States during the past few decades. Although women who are devoted to losing weight do not constitute a “religious” group in the traditional sense of the word, the symbols, rituals, and beliefs surrounding their pursuit of thinness have come to function much like a religion. Drawing on women’s narratives about their struggles with food and body image, as well as a variety of popular cultural images, rituals, and beliefs, I analyze this secular religion, which I call the “Religion of Thinness,” highlighting how it serves as a vehicle through which women seek the kind of power and visibility that has historically been the prerogative of men. In the

COMPETENCIA CULTURAL E INTELIGENCIA CULTURAL. APORTES A LA MEDIACIÓN CULTURAL DOCENTE CULTURAL (COMPETENCE AND CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CULTURAL MEDIATION FOR TEACHERS

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D'Antoni Maurizia

2011-08-01

Full Text Available Resumen:El ensayo nace como parte de una investigación mayor que se publicará sobre la inserción profesional docente en la Universidad de Costa Rica. Su finalidad en la investigación en curso es la de explorar los aportes de los estudios sobre competencia cultural e inteligencia cultural, para identificar planteamientos teóricos que fortalezcan nuevos espacios para la mediación cultural docente en la Universidad. Se concluye que el concepto de competencia cultural representa un aporte importante, si se revisa la idea de cultura que subyace y se le transforma en “competencia intercultural”. Luego, se define mediación cultural, evidenciándose la importancia de la nueva figura profesional en el contexto actual, los ámbitos de acción donde se ha empleado y se manifiesta la necesidad de promover mediadores y mediadoras culturales en Costa Rica también.Abstract: The essay comes as part of a larger investigation to be published about teachers’ professional integration at the University of Costa Rica. His purpose in the ongoing investigation is to explore the contributions of studies on cultural competency and cultural understanding, to identify new theoretical approaches and strengthen new cultural spaces for teaching mediation at the University. We conclude that the concept of cultural competence represents an important contribution, if we review the underlying idea of culture and it is transformed into "intercultural competence". The definition of cultural mediation points to the importance of the new professional figure in the current context, evidencing the areas of action where it has been used and showing the need to promote cultural mediators in Costa Rica as well.

Andrej Pleterski: Kuhinjska kultura v zgodnjem srednjem veku / Küchenkultur im frühen Mittelalter. S prispevkom Helene Gorjup. Ljubljana: ZRC, 2008

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Marjeta Šašel Kos

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Knjiga, ki je izšla sredi julija, kljub strokovnosti - napisal jo je arheolog in zgodovinar - lahko predstavlja tudi prijetno počitniško branje, saj je njena tematika širše zanimiva, in bo všeč vsem, ki jih zanima kuhinja nasploh. Zapolnila je vrzel, saj se vsaj za naš prostor nihče ni poglobljeno ukvarjal s tem, kaj je jedlo preprosto, predvsem slovansko ljudstvo po propadu rimskega cesarstva, kako si je pripravljalo hrano, kakšna orodja in znanja je prineslo iz pradomovine in kaj se je naučilo od romaniziranih staroselcev, ki so prej živeli v teh krajih.

Back2Basics

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drs. Frans van den Reep

2003-01-01

Een bekend probleem: je hebt je net op een nieuwe dienst geabonneerd of een nieuw apparaat gekocht en je krijgt bepaalde functies niet aan de praat. Of, je hebt een nieuw softwarepakket aangeschaft, dit op je PC geïnstalleerd en er duikt allerlei narigheid op. Bijvoorbeeld, die handige integratie

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT CULTURE

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Tudor Hobeanu; Loredana Vacarescu Hobeanu

2010-01-01

Communication reveals the importance of organizational culture and management culture supported by the remarkable results in economic and social level of organization. Their functions are presented and specific ways of expression levels of organizational culture and ways of adapting to the requirements of the organization's management culture.

Mogućnost povratnog procesa racionalizacije

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Glavočić, Tia

2016-01-01

Racionalizacija je jedno od ključnih obilježja modernog društva. Teoriju racionalizacije formulirao je Max Weber, definirajući je kao vladanje stvarima putem proračuna. Paradigmatski primjer racionalizacije za njega je bila birokracija. George Ritzer iznosi suvremenu interpretaciju racionalizacijske teorije, koju prema usporedbi s funkcioniranjem fast-food restorana naziva mekdonaldizacija. Weber je smatrao da je racionalizacija neizbježan proces, a njezino širenje nezaustavljivo. Pribojavao ...

ZADOVOLJSTVO UPORABNIKOV OGLAŠEVALSKIH AGENCIJ

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Drofelnik, Urška

2011-01-01

Besedna zveza »oglaševalska agencija« izvira iz besede oglaševanje, ki ga najenostavnejše opredelimo kot obliko tržnega komuniciranja, ki je po navadi plačljiva. V Sloveniji je bila prva oglaševalska agencija že leta 1897 in je bila predhodnica naše največje medvojne oglaševalske agencije Aloma Company, ki jo je leta 1918 ustanovil Albert Matelič. V začetku se je oglaševalska agencija ukvarjala samo s tiskanimi oglasi, za razvojem radia in televizije pa je nadaljevala. Šele kasneje so se ...

Cultural commons and cultural evolution

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Bravo, Giangiacomo

2010-01-01

Culture evolves following a process that is akin to biological evolution, although with some significant differences. At the same time culture has often a collective good value for human groups. This paper studies culture in an evolutionary perspective, with a focus on the implications of group definition for the coexistence of different cultures. A model of cultural evolution is presented where agents interacts in an artificial environment. The belonging to a specific memetic group is a majo...

Inzicht in de netwerken op Facebook : Fanpages Analyse van Facebook Fanpages met behulp van de netwerkanalysetool NodeXL

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Sanne Gaastra; Sonja Utz

2013-01-01

Hoe analyseer je het netwerk van fans op je Facebookpagina? En wat zegt dat over de kracht van posts en actoren. In dit whitepaper zetten we uiteen hoe je het gratis programma NodeXL een visuele analyse van je pagina kunt maken. Interessant voor organisaties. Met deze kennis kun je immers gericht

Culture-lovers and Culture-leavers

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Frank Huysmans; Andries van den Broek; Jos de Haan

2005-01-01

Who are the people in the Netherlands with an active interest in cultural heritage and the performing arts, and who prefer to leave these forms of culture alone? Have the size and composition of the groups of 'culture-lovers' and 'culture-leavers' changed since the end of the 1970s? These are the

The Spatio-temporal Distribution of Japanese Encephalitis Cases in Different Age Groups in Mainland China, 2004 - 2014.

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Xiaolong Li

2016-04-01

Full Text Available Japanese encephalitis (JE is very prevalent in China, but the incidence of JE among children has been greatly reduced by extensive promotion of vaccinations. The incidence of JE among adults, however, has increased in some parts of China.Data on JE in mainland China, in terms of incidence, gender, and age, were collected between 2004 and 2014. We conducted spatial and temporal analyses on data from different age groups. Generally, children aged 0-15 years still represent the major population of JE cases in China, despite the gradual decrease in incidence over years. However, the incidence of JE among adults in several provinces is notably higher than the national average, especially during the epidemic waves in 2006, 2009, and 2013. The JE cases in the 0-15-year-old group are distributed mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, with peak incidence occurring from July to September. In the adult group, especially for those over 40 years old, the JE cases are concentrated mainly in the area north of the Yangtze River. JE incidence in the adult group in September and October is significantly greater compared to the other groups. Further analysis using Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA reveals that the distribution of adult JE cases in the six provinces north of the Yangtze River, between north 30-35° latitude and east 110-130° longitude, is a hotspot for adult JE cases.The rate of JE case increase for adults is much greater than for children and has become a public health issue. Therefore, studies on the necessity and feasibility of vaccinating adults who live in JE-endemic areas, but have never been vaccinated for JE, should become a new focus of JE prevention in the future.

Cultural Humility and Hospital Safety Culture.

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Hook, Joshua N; Boan, David; Davis, Don E; Aten, Jamie D; Ruiz, John M; Maryon, Thomas

2016-12-01

Hospital safety culture is an integral part of providing high quality care for patients, as well as promoting a safe and healthy environment for healthcare workers. In this article, we explore the extent to which cultural humility, which involves openness to cultural diverse individuals and groups, is related to hospital safety culture. A sample of 2011 hospital employees from four hospitals completed measures of organizational cultural humility and hospital safety culture. Higher perceptions of organizational cultural humility were associated with higher levels of general perceptions of hospital safety, as well as more positive ratings on non-punitive response to error (i.e., mistakes of staff are not held against them), handoffs and transitions, and organizational learning. The cultural humility of one's organization may be an important factor to help improve hospital safety culture. We conclude by discussing potential directions for future research.

Satelitizacija splitske aglomeracije

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Vresk, Milan

1998-01-01

U ovom radu autor je analizirao utjecaj Splita na regiju i okolicu. Izdvojio je okolicu i ukazao na njen razvoj. Utvrdio je satelizaciju kao dominantni oblik suburbanizacije. Izdvojio je deset satelitskih gradova.

What is culture in «cultural economy»? Defining culture to create measurable models in cultural economy

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Aníbal Monasterio Astobiza

2017-07-01

Full Text Available The idea of culture is somewhat vague and ambiguous for the formal goals of economics. The aim of this paper is to define the notion of culture better so as to help build economic explanations based on culture and therefore to measure its impact in every activity or beliefs associated with culture. To define culture according to the canonical evolutionary definition, it is any kind of ritualised behaviour that becomes meaningful for a group and that remains more or less constant and is transmitted down through the generations. Economic institutions are founded, implicitly or explicitly, on a worldview of how humans function; culture is an essential part of understanding us as humans, making it necessary to describe what we understand by culture correctly. In this paper we review the literature on evolutionary anthropology and psychology dealing with the concept of culture to warn that economic modelling ignores intangible benefits of culture rendering economics unable to measure certain cultural items in the digital consumer society.

Příroda a domov : postřehy z pouště: domov je něco, co je na přírodě vyvzdorováno a odlišeno

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Cílek, Václav

2010-01-01

Roč. 21, č. 23 (2010), s. 79-79 ISSN 0862-6545 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30130516 Keywords : nature * desert * desert animals * nature a culture * man and nature Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

FROM CULTURAL IMPOTENCE TO CULTURAL AMPUTATION

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Sukhanov Vyacheslav Vladimirovich

2013-02-01

Full Text Available Cultural space of any state is formed by a population that is within its borders. In this article, the author introduces a new cultural definitions «cultural impotence» and «cultural amputation», justifying their use, both in terms of population of the Russian Federation and the European Union and America. The article analyzes the state of society and the cultural factors that influence the development of society in Russia, there are options to bring the country out of a deep cultural crisis. Also established a close relationship between the domestic policy of the state and development of culture.

Ljubljanski potres v slovenskih literarnih delih

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Verdinek, Alenka

2015-01-01

Prispevek ob 110. obletnici potresa, ki je 14. aprila 1895 prizadel Ljubljano in je poznan kot ljubljanski potres, govori o upodobitvah tega potresa v slovenskih literarnih delih. Uvodoma je opisan potres in njegove posledice tako z vidika naravne katastrofe kot tudi z vidika zgodovinskega dogodka, nato je potres umeščen v literarno teoretičen okvir in predstavljen skozi dosedanje literarne raziskave, na tej podlagi pa je podan pregled literarnih obdelav, ki je tematsko razdeljen na dva sklop...

Job Stress and Coping in Army Casualty Operations Workers

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1991-01-14

informing survivors, and 2) a masculine culture that denies socioemotional aspects of policework (Hall, 1982; Hendricks, 1984; Eth, 1987). Casualty...assistance environment, requiring a degree of 42 socioemotional investment, social supports of some nature are useful. Overall, the work atmosphere at COC is...in child- protective service workers. _ fly Service Review, 31-44. 52 Hendricks, J.E. (1984). Death notification: The theory and practice of informing

Primerjava in analiza prevodov jedilnih listov hotelskih restavracij

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Orešković, Tea

2016-01-01

Prevajanje je disciplina, ki zahteva znanje, spretnost, iznajdljivost in potrpljenje. Je zahteven proces, ki je velikokrat predmet podcenjevanja, saj so ljudje prepričani, da je lahko vsak, ki neki jezik pozna, torej ga razume, govori in bere, tudi prevajalec. Vendar temu ni tako. Prevajalec mora biti vešč ne samo nekega jezika, ampak tudi kulture tega jezika. In kako boljše spoznati določeno kulturo kot s hrano? Hrana je namreč pomemben del opredeljevanja identitete, saj je neposreden od...

FROM CULTURAL IMPOTENCE TO CULTURAL AMPUTATION

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Вячеслав Владимирович Суханов

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Cultural space of any state is formed by a population that is within its borders. In this article, the author introduces a new cultural definitions «cultural impotence» and «cultural amputation», justifying their use, both in terms of population of the Russian Federation and the European Union and America. The article analyzes the state of society and the cultural factors that influence the development of society in Russia, there are options to bring the country out of a deep cultural crisis. Also established a close relationship between the domestic policy of the state and development of culture.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2013-2-1

Newer Vaccines against Mosquito-borne Diseases.

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Aggarwal, Anju; Garg, Neha

2018-02-01

Mosquitos are responsible for a number of protozoal and viral diseases. Malaria, dengue, Japanese encephalitis (JE) and chikungunya epidemics occur commonly all over the world, leading to marked mortality and morbidity in children. Zika, Yellow fever and West Nile fever are others requiring prevention. Environmental control and mosquito bite prevention are useful in decreasing the burden of disease but vaccination has been found to be most cost-effective and is the need of the hour. RTS,S/AS01 vaccine is the first malaria vaccine being licensed for use against P. falciparum malaria. Dengvaxia (CYD-TDV) against dengue was licensed first in Mexico in 2015. A Vero-cell derived, inactivated and alum-adjuvanted JE vaccine based on the SA14-14-2 strain was approved in 2009 in North America, Australia and various European countries. It can be used from 2 mo of age. In India, immunization is carried out in endemic regions at 1 y of age. Another inactivated Vero-cell culture derived Kolar strain, 821564XY, JE vaccine is being used in India. Candidate vaccines against dengue, chikungunya and West Nile fever are been discussed. A continued research and development of new vaccines are required for controlling these mosquito-borne diseases.

A spatial and temporal analysis of Japanese encephalitis in mainland China, 1963-1975: a period without Japanese encephalitis vaccination.

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Li, Xiaolong; Gao, Xiaoyan; Ren, Zhoupeng; Cao, Yuxi; Wang, Jinfeng; Liang, Guodong

2014-01-01

More than a million Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases occurred in mainland China from the 1960s to 1970s without vaccine interventions. The aim of this study is to analyze the spatial and temporal pattern of JE cases reported in mainland China from 1965 to 1973 in the absence of JE vaccination, and to discuss the impacts of climatic and geographical factors on JE during that period. Thus, the data of reported JE cases at provincial level and monthly precipitation and monthly mean temperature from 1963 to 1975 in mainland China were collected. Local Indicators of Spatial Association analysis was performed to identify spatial clusters at the province level. During that period, The epidemic peaked in 1966 and 1971 and the JE incidence reached up to 20.58/100000 and 20.92/100000, respectively. The endemic regions can be divided into three classes including high, medium, and low prevalence regions. Through spatial cluster analysis, JE epidemic hot spots were identified; most were located in the Yangtze River Plain which lies in the southeast of China. In addition, JE incidence was shown to vary among eight geomorphic units in China. Also, the JE incidence in the Loess Plateau and the North China Plain was showed to increase with the rise of temperature. Likewise, JE incidence in the Loess Plateau and the Yangtze River Plain was observed a same trend with the increase of rainfall. In conclusion, the JE cases clustered geographically during the epidemic period. Besides, the JE incidence was markedly higher on the plains than plateaus. These results may provide an insight into the epidemiological characteristics of JE in the absence of vaccine interventions and assist health authorities, both in China and potentially in Europe and Americas, in JE prevention and control strategies.

Japanese Shame Culture and American Guilt Culture

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Lu Weijie

2016-01-01

Culture is an important factor contributing to the success of intercultural communication. In the east and west, there are many different cultures, among which Japanese shame culture and American guilt culture are two typical ones. Influenced by different cultures, these two countries have different characteristics, which reminds us that in intercultural communication culture should be paid much attention to.

Mjesto digitalisa danas

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Francetić, Igor

2010-01-01

Digitalis je u kliničkoj primjeni više od 200 godina,stoga je razumljivo da se indikacijsko područje s vremenom značajno suzilo. Današnje indikacije za primjenu digoksina, koji je jedini pripravak digitalisa koji se danas rabi, definirane su temeljem rezultata postmarketinških studija od kojih je najvažnija studija DIG. Danas je dakle opravdano digoksin rabiti u bolesnika sa zatajenjem srca koji su u sinusnom ritmu, a u kojih nije postignut zadovoljavajući učinak primjenom ACE-inhibitora, blo...

Nizozemska bolest u Bolivarijanskoj Republici Venezueli

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Jošić, Doc. dr. sc. Hrvoje; Maček Pandak, Fran

2017-01-01

Venezuela je od svog osamostaljenja gospodarstvo temeljila na proizvodnji i izvozu jednog proizvoda. U 19. stoljeću to su bili kava i kakaovac koje je u 20. stoljeću zamijenila nafta. Navedeno je dovelo do nizozemske bolesti koja je gušila ostale gospodarske grane, pa su često korumpirane vlasti kupovale socijalni mir socijalističkim politikama i državnom potrošnjom. 1980-ih došlo je do prvog značajnijeg pada cijene nafte u 20. stoljeću te je Venezuela morala provesti liberalne reforme kako b...

UPORABA SPLOŠNIH PRAVIL CIVILNEGA PRAVA PRI SKLENITVI POGODBE O ZAPOSLITVI

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Poredoš Tropenauer, Nataša

2011-01-01

Zgodovinsko gledano, je bilo delovno pravo del civilnega prava. Uveljavljeno je bilo stališče, da delovno razmerje nastane s službeno pogodbo, s katero se je ena stranka za plačilo, zavezala drugi stranki nekaj dati, storiti, dopustiti. Z razvojem kapitalizma pa je postala pomembna tudi delavčeva osebnost, prav tako se je v delovno razmerje začela vmešavati država. Delovno pravo je postalo del javnega in ne več samo zasebnega prava. Delovno razmerje med delavcem in delodajalcem nastane ...

NEPREMIČNINSKO POSREDOVANJE S POUDARKI NA IZHODIŠČIH ZA NOVELIRANJE ZAKONA O NEPREMIČNINSKEM POSREDOVANJU

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Udovč, Marinka

2014-01-01

Posredovanje v prometu z nepremičninami je po letu 1990 postalo zelo dobičkonosna dejavnost. Lotil se je je lahko praktično vsakdo, ne glede na znanje in usposobljenost. Zaradi neetičnega obnašanja posameznih nepremičninskih posrednikov, ki so metali slabo luč na celotno panogo, je prišlo do oškodovanja posameznikov in poseg zakonodajalca je bil nujen. Z namenom ureditve opravljanja dejavnosti nepremičninskega posredovanja in posledično tudi povečanja varnosti uporabnikov teh storitev je bil ...

Vloga medicinske sestre pri skrbi za otroka z očesno protezo

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Lukić, Maja

2017-01-01

Uvod: Retinoblastom je najpogostejši maligni tumor, ki se velikokrat pojavi v otroški dobi. Bolezen je sicer redka, a zelo nevarna, saj lahko uniči tako otrokovo oko kot tudi njegov vid. Pomembna je hitra prepoznava tega nevarnega tumorja, takojšna diagnostika in zdravljenje. Večje tveganje za nastanek retinoblastoma obstaja pri otrocih, katerih bolezen se je v družini že pojavila. Namen: Namen diplomskega dela je s pomočjo pregleda literature ugotoviti, na kakšen način in kako lahko medicins...

Razlika između klasične i keynesijanske ekonomske doktrine u 20. stoljeću s implikacijama na hrvatsku tranziciju

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Brumec, Dino

2017-01-01

U dvadeseto stoljeće svijet je ušao s nepoljuljanom vjerom u snagu slobodnog tržišta koje će regulirati odnose među ljudima na svakoj razini. Prvi znanstvenik koji se suprostavio toj vjeri na jasno strukturiran način bio je John Maynard Keynes koji je ponudio državi doktrinu u kojoj njeno djelovanje ima velik prostor te je u vrlo kratkom roku postao najutjecajniji ekonomist na svijetu. Nasuprot njemu stajao je Friedrich Hayek koji je državi nudio mnogo manje utjecaja u gos...

The Role of Culture Theory in Cross-Cultural Training: A Multimethod Study of Culture-Specific, Culture-General, and Culture Theory-Based Assimilators.

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Bhawuk, Dharm P. S.

1998-01-01

In a multimethod evaluation of cross-cultural training tools involving 102 exchange students at a midwestern university, a theory-based individualism and collectivism assimilator tool had significant advantages over culture-specific and culture-general assimilators and a control condition. Results support theory-based culture assimilators. (SLD)

An Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Adults in Northern China, 2013: A Population-Based Study.

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Li, Xiaolong; Gao, Xiaoyan; Fu, Shihong; Wang, Huanyu; Lu, Zhi; He, Ying; Lei, Wenwen; Liang, Guodong

2018-05-09

A Japanese encephalitis (JE) epidemic occurred in 2013 in China. The aim of this study was to determine the spatial-temporal pattern of JE cases in adults occurring in 2013, as well as identify potential hotspots of incidences in the afflicted regions in China. To generate a spatial-temporal pattern of JE cases in China, epidemiological and demographic data between 2011 and 2013 were collected. Our results indicate that the total number of JE cases in 2013 was significantly higher compared with those in 2011 and 2012. While the incidence of JE in individuals aged less than 15 years decreased in 2013, the incidence rate increased substantially in those aged 15 years and older. The population aged over 40 years was associated with the greatest increase of JE. Demographic analysis revealed a consistent increase in the proportion of JE cases aged 15 years and older in 2013 (42%) compared with that in 2012 (15%). In addition, JE cases from areas located between 35°N, 114°E and 40°N, 120°E in northern China were found to account for 27.17% of total JE cases nationwide in 2013, compared with 2.21% and 3.13% in 2011 and 2012, respectively. In these northern regions, the group aged 15 years and older represents the predominant population with JE, accounting for 73% of total cases. Further cluster analysis identified a large number of hotspots of JE in adults (>15 years of age) in northern China. Unlike the JE epidemics primarily in children below 15 years old in southern China, a significant outbreak of JE occurred in northern China in 2013, with the older age groups being the primary population affected. The increasing incidence of JE in adults has become an important public health issue and poses a new challenge to the successful prevention and control of JE in China, as well as other countries in East Asia.

Reception of Japanese and Korean popular culture in Europe. [Vol.] 2

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2012-01-01

Aukštoji ir populiarioji kultūra, kultūrinis pliuralizmas, valstybės įvaizdžio vystymo politika, Azijos populiarioji kultūra: Korėjos pop fanai Prancūzijoje, kawaii mada Prancūzijoje, Pietų Korėjoje ir Taivane, japonų mados priėmimas Didžiojoje Britanijoje, populiarieji Japonijos įvaizdžiai nacistinėje Vokietijoje (1933-1945), Japonijos viešosios diplomatijos raida ir šalies ženklodara – visos šios temos yra diskutuojamos šešiuose skirtingų užsienio ir Lietuvos mokslininkų straipsniuose. ...

Cultural Analysis - towards cross-cultural understanding

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Gullestrup, Hans

The book considers intercultural understanding and co-action, partly by means of general insight into concept of culture and the dimensions which bring about cultural differences, and partly as a methodology to analyse a certain culture - whether one's own or others'. This leads towards an unders......The book considers intercultural understanding and co-action, partly by means of general insight into concept of culture and the dimensions which bring about cultural differences, and partly as a methodology to analyse a certain culture - whether one's own or others'. This leads towards...... a theoretical/abstract proposal for cultural understanding. The second part presents a theoretical/abstract proposal for under-standing intercultural plurality and complexity. The third part provides an empirical model for the analysis of intercultural co-action. Finally, the fourth part present and discusses...

Hispanic Culture and Relational Cultural Theory

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Ruiz, Elizabeth

2005-01-01

Traditional personality theories do not consider the impact of culture on personality development. Yet, to provide culturally relevant services to the increasing Hispanic population in the U.S., more culturally relevant theories must be identified. This paper presents Relational Cultural Theory (RCT) as an alternative model to understanding…

Ještě k Ještědu

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Fischer, Ondřej

2008-01-01

Roč. 2, č. 8 (2008), s. 18-20 ISSN 1802-2030 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20710524 Keywords : television tower * rigidity of antenna structures * damping of wind-excitd vibrations Subject RIV: JM - Building Engineering

Cultural Competence and the Operational Commander: Moving Beyond Cultural Awareness into Culture-Centric Warfare

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Karcanes, James A

2007-01-01

.... Understanding the different levels of cultural awareness -- cultural consideration, cultural understanding, and cultural competence -- will help usher in a new focus on culture-centric warfare...

VPLIV OSEBNOSTI NA STILE VODENJA

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Vučak, Petra

2009-01-01

Nekatere naše vrline krasijo zlate lastnosti, druge pa kvarijo sivi odtenki. Če bi ljudje razumeli in spoznali svojo osebnost, ter osebnostne tipe drugih ljudi, bi se problemi pri komunikaciji občutno zmanjšali. Takrat bi namreč lažje uvideli, zakaj je nekdo reagiral na način, kot je ali zakaj je nekdo dejal to, kar je. Smisel tega je, da spoznamo svoje dobre lastnosti, ki jih lahko še bolj razvijemo, slabe pa poskušamo nadzorovati in tako zmanjšati njihov vpliv. Iskanje uspešnih in učink...

"Balkanski bojevnik"

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Lampe, Špela

2015-01-01

Zloglasni primer »Balkanski bojevnik« je za zdaj nekoliko potihnil, vendar ne za dolgo. To je eden izmed najbolj odmevnih primerov v zgodovini Slovenije, ki je veliko pozornosti zahteval tudi mednarodno. Državno tožilstvo je 17 oseb obtožilo, da naj bi trgovali s prepovedanimi drogami (kokainom) in orožjem ter vodili in sodelovali v hudodelski združbi. 4 obtoženci so bili spoznani za krive, ostalih 13 – domnevne vodje in večje ribe – pa je bilo deležnih oprostilne sodbe, ker so jim bile v pre...

Présentation

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Boisvert, Yves

2017-01-01

C’est avec fierté et enthousiasme que la chaire Fernand-Dumont sur la culture de l’INRS-Culture et société (université du Québec) lance le premier numéro d’Éthique publique. Je voudrais en profiter pour remercier tous les collaborateurs, institutionnels, scientifiques et techniques, sans qui l’entreprise n’aurait pas été possible. J’espère que la revue sera à la hauteur de leur engagement et de leurs attentes. Les défis sont pourtant nombreux et importants, comme le laisse entendre chacun de...

The Beneficial Biological Properties of Salicylic Acid

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Randjelović Pavle

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Salicilna kiselina je fitohemikalija sa povoljnim efektima na ljudsko zdravlje. Salicilna kiselina je fenolna komponenta i prisutna je u različitim biljkama, gde ima važnu ulogu u zaštiti od patogenih agenasa. U prirodi se nalazi u voću, povrću i začinima. Najpoznatiji i najbolje proučen efekat salicilne kiseline je inhibicija sinteze prostanglandina. Salicilna kiselina ostvaruje anti-zapaljensko dejstvo preko supresije gena za ciklooksigenazu. Većina farmakoloških svojstava salicilne kiseline mogu se objasniti inhibicijom sinteze prostanglandina. Otkriveno je da salicilna kiselina pored ovog ima i druga in vivo dejstva. Pošto salicilna kiselina ne inhibira značajno ciklooksigenazu, anti-zapaljensko dejstvo nije posledica direktne inhibicije ovog enzima. Predloženo je da je inhibicija nuklearnog faktora kapa B od strane salicilata jedno od glavnih mehanizama anti-zapaljenskog dejstva salicilata. Jedno od najviše proučavanih svojstava salicilne kiseline je antioksidativna aktivnost. Salicilna kiselina je dokazani inhibitor oksidativnog stresa. Salicilna kiselina ima sposobnost vezivanja gvožđa. Ova činjenica je značajna za antioksidativno dejstvo salicilne kiseline zbog toga što gvožđe ima važnu ulogu u procesu lipidne peroksidacije.

Culture.

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Smith, Timothy B; Rodríguez, Melanie Domenech; Bernal, Guillermo

2011-02-01

This article summarizes the definitions, means, and research of adapting psychotherapy to clients' cultural backgrounds. We begin by reviewing the prevailing definitions of cultural adaptation and providing a clinical example. We present an original meta-analysis of 65 experimental and quasi-experimental studies involving 8,620 participants. The omnibus effect size of d = .46 indicates that treatments specifically adapted for clients of color were moderately more effective with that clientele than traditional treatments. The most effective treatments tended to be those with greater numbers of cultural adaptations. Mental health services targeted to a specific cultural group were several times more effective than those provided to clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds. We recommend a series of research-supported therapeutic practices that account for clients' culture, with culture-specific treatments being more effective than generally culture-sensitive treatments. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

PRAVNA ZAŠTITA STARIJIH OSOBA, OSOBITO S DUŠEVNIM SMETNJAMA, IZ HRVATSKE PERSPEKTIVE: ZAŠTO NAM JE POTREBNA KONVENCIJA UN-A O PRAVIMA STARIJIH OSOBA

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Stjepan Šikoronja

2017-01-01

Full Text Available U radu autori ukazuju na nelogičnosti koje vladaju u području međunarodno priznatih ljudskih prava. Rad se temelji na tvrdnji kako sve ranjivije skupine, kao što su starije osobe, djeca i osobe s invaliditetom, zahtijevaju od društva povećanu zaštitu njihovih prava i interesa, uz uvažavanje dodatnih razlika unutar tih samih skupina. Zaštitu su do sada, pod okriljem Ujedinjenih naroda dobili djeca i osobe s invaliditetom. Autori stoga u radu analiziraju postoji li, iz perspektive Republike Hrvatske, potreba za podržavanjem izrade i donošenja Konvencije za zaštitu prava starijih osoba pod okriljem Ujedinjenih naroda. Nastavno je prikazano trenutno stanje regulacije posebnih prava starijih osoba na međunarodnoj, europskoj i nacionalnoj razini. Autori se ujedno i osvrću na relevantne presude Europskog suda za ljudska prava u izlaganju glavnih problema s kojima se susreću starije osobe, a pogotovo one s duševnim smetnjama, u Republici Hrvatskoj. Na temelju analize postojećeg stanja predlažu koja bi prava, potencijalno, Konvencija UN-a o pravima starijih osoba mogla, odnosno trebala sadržavati.

The spatial heterogeneity between Japanese encephalitis incidence distribution and environmental variables in Nepal.

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Daniel E Impoinvil

Full Text Available To identify potential environmental drivers of Japanese Encephalitis virus (JE transmission in Nepal, we conducted an ecological study to determine the spatial association between 2005 Nepal JE incidence, and climate, agricultural, and land-cover variables at district level.District-level data on JE cases were examined using Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA analysis to identify spatial clusters from 2004 to 2008 and 2005 data was used to fit a spatial lag regression model with climate, agriculture and land-cover variables.Prior to 2006, there was a single large cluster of JE cases located in the Far-West and Mid-West terai regions of Nepal. After 2005, the distribution of JE cases in Nepal shifted with clusters found in the central hill areas. JE incidence during the 2005 epidemic had a stronger association with May mean monthly temperature and April mean monthly total precipitation compared to mean annual temperature and precipitation. A parsimonious spatial lag regression model revealed, 1 a significant negative relationship between JE incidence and April precipitation, 2 a significant positive relationship between JE incidence and percentage of irrigated land 3 a non-significant negative relationship between JE incidence and percentage of grassland cover, and 4 a unimodal non-significant relationship between JE Incidence and pig-to-human ratio.JE cases clustered in the terai prior to 2006 where it seemed to shift to the Kathmandu region in subsequent years. The spatial pattern of JE cases during the 2005 epidemic in Nepal was significantly associated with low precipitation and the percentage of irrigated land. Despite the availability of an effective vaccine, it is still important to understand environmental drivers of JEV transmission since the enzootic cycle of JEV transmission is not likely to be totally interrupted. Understanding the spatial dynamics of JE risk factors may be useful in providing important information to the

A hospital-based surveillance for Japanese encephalitis in Bali, Indonesia

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Nisalak Ananda

2006-04-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Japanese encephalitis (JE is presumed to be endemic throughout Asia, yet only a few cases have been reported in tropical Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. To estimate the true disease burden due to JE in this region, we conducted a prospective, hospital-based surveillance with a catchment population of 599,120 children less than 12 years of age in Bali, Indonesia, from July 2001 through December 2003. Methods Balinese children presenting to any health care facility with acute viral encephalitis or aseptic meningitis were enrolled. A "confirmed" diagnosis of JE required the detection of JE virus (JEV-specific IgM in cerebrospinal fluid, whereas a diagnosis of "probable JE" was assigned to those cases in which JEV-specific IgM was detected only in serum. Results In all, 86 confirmed and 4 probable JE cases were identified. The annualized JE incidence rate was 7.1 and adjusted to 8.2 per 100,000 for children less than 10 years of age over the 2.5 consecutive years of study. Only one JE case was found among 96,920 children 10–11 years old (0.4 per 100,000. Nine children (10% died and 33 (37% of the survivors had neurological sequelae at discharge. JEV was transmitted in Bali year-round with 70% of cases in the rainy season. Conclusion JE incidence and case-fatality rates in Bali were comparable to those of other JE-endemic countries of Asia. Our findings contradict the common wisdom that JE is rare in tropical Asia. Hence, the geographical range of endemic JE is broader than previously described. The results of the study support the need to introduce JE vaccination into Bali.

A Cultural Sexuality or a Sexual Culture?

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Vandermeersch, Patrick

1990-01-01

P. Vandermeersch, A Cultural Sexuality or a Sexual Culture? In: F. VAN DE VIJVER & G. HUTSCHEMAEKERS (ed.), The Investigation of Culture. Current Issues in Cultural Psychology, Tilburg, Tilburg University Press, 1990, 43-58.

CONNECTION BETWEEN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

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Agil Valiyev

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Today, culture is one of the main feeble factors of economic development.  The leading role of culture in economic development should be argued as multiplied: so, on firstly, as domestic value, on secondly, as a main factor of regional economic development advanced to raised gravity of different regions for residents, tourists and investors, on thirdly, as major parameters of social development based on tolerance, creativity and knowledge. To the different international experiences, culture is main part of economic development in our life. Cultural diversities are combined into a main reason economic development model. The article consist of explainations about the understanding of culture, cultural diplomacy and economics, approach on conflicts between culture and economics, to find how affecting of culture to economic development, the role of culture in economic development of Azerbaijan. The article can be considered as a useful resource  for experts and researchers conducting research in this field.

Culture éducative, culture méthodologique et apprenants d'une langue-culture lointaine

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サガズ, ミシェル; Sagaz, Michel

2016-01-01

It has long been recognized that we cannot separate culture and language (cultural and linguistic dimensions) when speaking of teaching and learning foreign languages. But, in this context, it seems that the notion of culture is related, exclusively or largely, to the culture which is linked to the language being studied by students (arts, popular culture, everyday life culture, etc.). This article highlights the fact that other aspects of culture should be taken into account in the intercult...

The junctional epithelium originates from the odontogenic epithelium of an erupted tooth.

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Yajima-Himuro, Sara; Oshima, Masamitsu; Yamamoto, Gou; Ogawa, Miho; Furuya, Madoka; Tanaka, Junichi; Nishii, Kousuke; Mishima, Kenji; Tachikawa, Tetsuhiko; Tsuji, Takashi; Yamamoto, Matsuo

2014-05-02

The junctional epithelium (JE) is an epithelial component that is directly attached to the tooth surface and has a protective function against periodontal diseases. In this study, we determined the origin of the JE using a bioengineered tooth technique. We transplanted the bioengineered tooth germ into the alveolar bone with an epithelial component that expressed green fluorescence protein. The reduced enamel epithelium from the bioengineered tooth fused with the oral epithelium, and the JE was apparently formed around the bioengineered tooth 50 days after transplantation. Importantly, the JE exhibited green fluorescence for at least 140 days after transplantation, suggesting that the JE was not replaced by oral epithelium. Therefore, our results demonstrated that the origin of the JE was the odontogenic epithelium, and odontogenic epithelium-derived JE was maintained for a relatively long period.

From cultural traditions to cumulative culture: parameterizing the differences between human and nonhuman culture.

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Kempe, Marius; Lycett, Stephen J; Mesoudi, Alex

2014-10-21

Diverse species exhibit cultural traditions, i.e. population-specific profiles of socially learned traits, from songbird dialects to primate tool-use behaviours. However, only humans appear to possess cumulative culture, in which cultural traits increase in complexity over successive generations. Theoretically, it is currently unclear what factors give rise to these phenomena, and consequently why cultural traditions are found in several species but cumulative culture in only one. Here, we address this by constructing and analysing cultural evolutionary models of both phenomena that replicate empirically attestable levels of cultural variation and complexity in chimpanzees and humans. In our model of cultural traditions (Model 1), we find that realistic cultural variation between populations can be maintained even when individuals in different populations invent the same traits and migration between populations is frequent, and under a range of levels of social learning accuracy. This lends support to claims that putative cultural traditions are indeed cultural (rather than genetic) in origin, and suggests that cultural traditions should be widespread in species capable of social learning. Our model of cumulative culture (Model 2) indicates that both the accuracy of social learning and the number of cultural demonstrators interact to determine the complexity of a trait that can be maintained in a population. Combining these models (Model 3) creates two qualitatively distinct regimes in which there are either a few, simple traits, or many, complex traits. We suggest that these regimes correspond to nonhuman and human cultures, respectively. The rarity of cumulative culture in nature may result from this interaction between social learning accuracy and number of demonstrators. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Reconceptualizing Cultural Globalization: Connecting the “Cultural Global” and the “Cultural Local”

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Stephen Magu

2015-08-01

Full Text Available Scholars generally are in agreement that the pace of globalization is rapidly accelerating. Globalization’s impact, beyond the socio-economic and political discourses, is affecting conceptions of culture and cultural studies, and changing and restructuring spaces, global, national and personal interactions and relationships. The “texts” and artifacts borne of culture—activities, events and our conception thereof are a mechanism for the propagation of culture. Simultaneously Westernization/Americanization impacts local cultures through consumerism, which obfuscates local traditions, knowledge and experiences. This research argues that culture is a dynamic, adaptive concept and practice, “borrowing” liberally from ideological and technological innovations of other cultures and integrating these borrowed aspects into the construction and modification of culture across spatial and geographical divides to ensure particular cultures’ survival. The research shows that the local affects the global, and vice versa. It selects local communication “texts” to show that cultures are not “victims” of globalization or the proliferation of mass media. Cultures actively adopt and integrate globalization’s technological artifacts. Globalization’s positive effects are dynamic and span cultural interactions and permeate structures of authority at personal, national and global levels.

Workshop Design Thinking t.b.v. Conferentie O&O-leren op de PABO

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Marijke Grotenhuis

2015-01-01

Uitwerking van een workshop. In deze workshop ga je aan de slag met de methode DT: Design Thinking (Stanford University Institute of Design). Het is een creatief proces dat je kunt inzetten om betekenisvolle oplossingen te bedenken in de klas, op school en in je netwerk. Met meerdere mensen neem je

Academic Culture and Campus Culture of Universities

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Shen, Xi; Tian, Xianghong

2012-01-01

Academic culture of universities mainly consists of academic outlooks, academic spirits, academic ethics and academic environments. Campus culture in a university is characterized by individuality, academic feature, opening, leading, variety and creativity. The academic culture enhances the construction of campus culture. The campus culture…

Kalba ir politika : ekspresionizmas Lietuvos propagandinėje tapyboje atšilimo metais

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Dovydaitytė, Linara

2007-01-01

This essay focuses on the period of the Khrushchev Thaw which signifies the process of liberalisation and modernisation of Soviet life and culture as well as significant changes in the aesthetic values of the visual arts. The main reforms in painting of that period were influenced by a critical approach towards the doctrine of socialist realism which had prevailed in Soviet art since 1934 and a rehabilitation of early modernist visual language which was unacceptable during the years of the St...

Help…de mobiele respondent

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de Leeuw, Edith

Bij studietoetsen zijn alle mogelijke mobiele apparaten verboden, en mijn studenten reageren daarop alsof hun levenslijn wordt doorgesneden. En eigenlijk is dat ook wel zo. Want hoe weet je hoe laat het is en hoeveel tijd je nog hebt voor de toets als je niet op je smartphone kunt kijken. Hoe weet

Bioetika i genetika. Medicinska praksa između eugenike i jatrogene bolesti

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MATULIĆ, Tonči

2005-01-01

Nema nikakve sumnje da je tzv. nova genetika predstavljala važnu pokretačku snagu u nastajanju bioetike. Sintagma nova genetika pretpostavlja postojanje stare genetike. Datum koji lomi genetiku na staru i novu je 1953. godina. Spuštanje bioloških istraživanja na molekularnu razinu organizma nagovijestilo je stvaranje jedne nove prirodoznanstvene i humanističke epohe. Brzi razvoj molekularne biologije je zamijenio staru eugeniku novom eugenikom. Stara je pročišćena od znanstveno neutemeljenih ...

A first note on Japanese encephalitis virus isolation from Culex quinquefasciatus Say in Northern West Bengal.

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V. Thenmozhi; T. Mariappan; R. Krishnamoorthy; R. Krishnamoorthi; T. Balaji; B. K. Tyagi; V. Thenmozhi

2014-01-01

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is endemic in many parts of India including the state of West Bengal. In West Bengal, the first major outbreaks of JE occurred in the districts of Bankura and Burdwan in 1973. The Culex vishnui subgroup of mosquitoes has been implicated as major vectors of JE. However in India, JE virus (JEV) has been isolated from 16 species of mosquitoes. During September 2011, JE cases were reported from four districts -Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Dinajpur and Cooch Behar of West Ben...

The effect of cultural interaction on cumulative cultural evolution.

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Nakahashi, Wataru

2014-07-07

Cultural transmission and cultural evolution are important for animals, especially for humans. I developed a new analytical model of cultural evolution, in which each newborn learns cultural traits from multiple individuals (exemplars) in parental generation, individually explores around learned cultural traits, judges the utility of known cultural traits, and adopts a mature cultural trait. Cultural evolutionary speed increases when individuals explore a wider range of cultural traits, accurately judge the skill level of cultural traits (strong direct bias), do not strongly conform to the population mean, increase the exploration range according to the variety of socially learned cultural traits (condition dependent exploration), and make smaller errors in social learning. Number of exemplars, population size, similarity of cultural traits between exemplars, and one-to-many transmission have little effect on cultural evolutionary speed. I also investigated how cultural interaction between two populations with different mean skill levels affects their cultural evolution. A population sometimes increases in skill level more if it encounters a less skilled population than if it does not encounter anyone. A less skilled population sometimes exceeds a more skilled population in skill level by cultural interaction between both populations. The appropriateness of this analytical method is confirmed by individual-based simulations. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

The effect of vaccination coverage and climate on Japanese encephalitis in Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Daniel E Impoinvil

Full Text Available Japanese encephalitis (JE is the leading cause of viral encephalitis across Asia with approximately 70,000 cases a year and 10,000 to 15,000 deaths. Because JE incidence varies widely over time, partly due to inter-annual climate variability effects on mosquito vector abundance, it becomes more complex to assess the effects of a vaccination programme since more or less climatically favourable years could also contribute to a change in incidence post-vaccination. Therefore, the objective of this study was to quantify vaccination effect on confirmed Japanese encephalitis (JE cases in Sarawak, Malaysia after controlling for climate variability to better understand temporal dynamics of JE virus transmission and control.Monthly data on serologically confirmed JE cases were acquired from Sibu Hospital in Sarawak from 1997 to 2006. JE vaccine coverage (non-vaccine years vs. vaccine years and meteorological predictor variables, including temperature, rainfall and the Southern Oscillation index (SOI were tested for their association with JE cases using Poisson time series analysis and controlling for seasonality and long-term trend. Over the 10-years surveillance period, 133 confirmed JE cases were identified. There was an estimated 61% reduction in JE risk after the introduction of vaccination, when no account is taken of the effects of climate. This reduction is only approximately 45% when the effects of inter-annual variability in climate are controlled for in the model. The Poisson model indicated that rainfall (lag 1-month, minimum temperature (lag 6-months and SOI (lag 6-months were positively associated with JE cases.This study provides the first improved estimate of JE reduction through vaccination by taking account of climate inter-annual variability. Our analysis confirms that vaccination has substantially reduced JE risk in Sarawak but this benefit may be overestimated if climate effects are ignored.

The effect of vaccination coverage and climate on Japanese encephalitis in Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Impoinvil, Daniel E; Ooi, Mong How; Diggle, Peter J; Caminade, Cyril; Cardosa, Mary Jane; Morse, Andrew P; Baylis, Matthew; Solomon, Tom

2013-01-01

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the leading cause of viral encephalitis across Asia with approximately 70,000 cases a year and 10,000 to 15,000 deaths. Because JE incidence varies widely over time, partly due to inter-annual climate variability effects on mosquito vector abundance, it becomes more complex to assess the effects of a vaccination programme since more or less climatically favourable years could also contribute to a change in incidence post-vaccination. Therefore, the objective of this study was to quantify vaccination effect on confirmed Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in Sarawak, Malaysia after controlling for climate variability to better understand temporal dynamics of JE virus transmission and control. Monthly data on serologically confirmed JE cases were acquired from Sibu Hospital in Sarawak from 1997 to 2006. JE vaccine coverage (non-vaccine years vs. vaccine years) and meteorological predictor variables, including temperature, rainfall and the Southern Oscillation index (SOI) were tested for their association with JE cases using Poisson time series analysis and controlling for seasonality and long-term trend. Over the 10-years surveillance period, 133 confirmed JE cases were identified. There was an estimated 61% reduction in JE risk after the introduction of vaccination, when no account is taken of the effects of climate. This reduction is only approximately 45% when the effects of inter-annual variability in climate are controlled for in the model. The Poisson model indicated that rainfall (lag 1-month), minimum temperature (lag 6-months) and SOI (lag 6-months) were positively associated with JE cases. This study provides the first improved estimate of JE reduction through vaccination by taking account of climate inter-annual variability. Our analysis confirms that vaccination has substantially reduced JE risk in Sarawak but this benefit may be overestimated if climate effects are ignored.

Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis in the Philippines: a systematic review.

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Anna Lena Lopez

2015-03-01

Full Text Available Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV is an important cause of encephalitis in most of Asia, with high case fatality rates and often significant neurologic sequelae among survivors. The epidemiology of JE in the Philippines is not well defined. To support consideration of JE vaccine for introduction into the national schedule in the Philippines, we conducted a systematic literature review and summarized JE surveillance data from 2011 to 2014.We conducted searches on Japanese encephalitis and the Philippines in four databases and one library. Data from acute encephalitis syndrome (AES and JE surveillance and from the national reference laboratory from January 2011 to March 2014 were tabulated and mapped.We identified 29 published reports and presentations on JE in the Philippines, including 5 serologic surveys, 18 reports of clinical cases, and 8 animal studies (including two with both clinical cases and animal data. The 18 clinical studies reported 257 cases of laboratory-confirmed JE from 1972 to 2013. JE virus (JEV was the causative agent in 7% to 18% of cases of clinical meningitis and encephalitis combined, and 16% to 40% of clinical encephalitis cases. JE predominantly affected children under 15 years of age and 6% to 7% of cases resulted in death. Surveillance data from January 2011 to March 2014 identified 73 (15% laboratory-confirmed JE cases out of 497 cases tested.This comprehensive review demonstrates the endemicity and extensive geographic range of JE in the Philippines, and supports the use of JE vaccine in the country. Continued and improved surveillance with laboratory confirmation is needed to systematically quantify the burden of JE, to provide information that can guide prioritization of high risk areas in the country and determination of appropriate age and schedule of vaccine introduction, and to measure the impact of preventive measures including immunization against this important public health threat.

De mythe van moederliefde. Geschiedenis van een gevoel.

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dr. Pauline Naber

2014-01-01

Column over Elisabeth Badinter in Pedagogiek in de Praktijk. 81 (20), 24-27. Er zijn boeken die zo’n diepe indruk maken dat je er weken niet van loskomt. Er zijn boeken die je een wereld intrekken waarvan je het bestaan niet eens vermoedde. Er zijn boeken die een inzicht aandragen dat je leven

Cross-cultural dimensions : organisational culture in Philip Morris, Lietuva

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Grundey, Dainora

2008-01-01

Business globalization raised the new priorities for cross-cultural management theory and practice. The goal of this article is according to cross-cultural management and organizational culture theories to propose a new model of organizational culture with cross-cultural dimensions. The objectives of the paper are as follows: a) to disclose the essence of cross-cultural management and organizational culture; b) to carry out the empirical research of organizational culture in a selected Lithua...

Vpliv konfucija na sodobno izobraževanje na Kitajskem

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Katja Skitek

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Izobraževanje na Kitajskem je bilo vedno trdno povezano s Konfucijem in konfucianizmom, kar pa ni čudno, saj je bil Konfucij prvi, ki je poudarjal moč z nanja in izobraževanja. LR Kitajska je v zadnjih petdesetih letih počasi in postopoma začela uveljavljati določene spremembe v vzgojno-izobraževalni sistem. Kakšne so te spremembe in koliko nanje še vedno vpliva konfucianizem, bo osrednja tema pričujočega članka. Konfucianizem danes na Kitajskem ni preveč popularen, izobraženci pa so se razporedili v dve skupini: eni trdijo, da je njegov vpliv še vedno velik, drugi pa zatrjujejo, da nima več nobenega vpliva na sodobno življenje. Katera stran ima prav? Konfucij je v prvi vrsti poudarjal pomembnost moralnih vrednot vsakega človeka in prav moralne vrednote, za katere se je zavzemal, so še danes trdno zasidrane v kitajski kulturi. Ali je torej sploh mogoče popolnoma izriniti Konfucija iz sodobnega izobraževanja?

A purified inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine made in Vero cells.

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Srivastava, A K; Putnak, J R; Lee, S H; Hong, S P; Moon, S B; Barvir, D A; Zhao, B; Olson, R A; Kim, S O; Yoo, W D; Towle, A C; Vaughn, D W; Innis, B L; Eckels, K H

2001-08-14

A second generation, purified, inactivated vaccine (PIV) against Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus was produced and tested in mice where it was found to be highly immunogenic and protective. The JE-PIV was made from an attenuated strain of JE virus propagated in certified Vero cells, purified, and inactivated with formalin. Its manufacture followed current GMP guidelines for the production of biologicals. The manufacturing process was efficient in generating a high yield of virus, essentially free of contaminating host cell proteins and nucleic acids. The PIV was formulated with aluminum hydroxide and administered to mice by subcutaneous inoculation. Vaccinated animals developed high-titered JE virus neutralizing antibodies in a dose dependent fashion after two injections. The vaccine protected mice against morbidity and mortality after challenge with live, virulent, JE virus. Compared with the existing licensed mouse brain-derived vaccine, JE-Vax, the Vero cell-derived JE-PIV was more immunogenic and as effective as preventing encephalitis in mice. The JE-PIV is currently being tested for safety and immunogenicity in volunteers.

Cultural Centre, Destination Cultural Offer and Visitor Satisfaction

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Benxiang Zeng

2017-10-01

Full Text Available This paper aims to establish the link between tourists’ perceptions on cultural offers and their overall satisfaction, and explore the implication of this link for sustainable tourist destination management. Assessing online customers’ reviews, this study identifies a positive correlation between visitors’ perspectives and experiences at the on-site cultural centre and visitors’ destination satisfaction. It suggests that the on-site cultural centre plays a critical role in building up visitors’ perception on cultural attributes of the destination, and its impact on visitor satisfaction is a double-edged sword. Visitors’ positive perspectives on the cultural centre enhance visitors’ experiences and contribute to their destination satisfaction; however, not only does a negative perspective on their cultural and spiritual experience compromise visitors’ satisfaction, but also subsequent negative online reviews damage the destination image and discourage visitor return/visit. The findings help destination management organisations to better understand visitors’ preference for cultural centres and therefore to improve visitors’ cultural experience. This paper appeals for further study of on-site cultural centres’ role in forming destination cultural attributes, and of social media’s potential in enriching cultural experience.

Logika vernakularne arhitekture nasproti novemu grajenemu tkivu. Bele lise prostorskega načrtovanja

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Domen Zupančič

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Vernakularna arhitektura je preverjena arhitektura, tako v času kot materialu in funkciji. Prikazana je sistemska napaka, ki se je pokazala ob izrednem dogodku – močni nalivi v kratkem časovnem obdobju. Načrtovanje in razvoj podeželja je proces, v katerem sodeluje množica strokovnjakov, uporabnikov prostora in ostalih uradov ter ustanov. V občini Kranjska Gora je bila komunikacija med občino, občani in strokovnim krogom intenzivna in kakovostna. Ocenjujem jo kot šolski primer pravilnega komuniciranja. Navkljub temu pa se je ob izrednem dogodku pokazalo nekaj šibkih členov v tej verigi – bele lise v matriki prostorskega načrtovanja.

Cultural Understanding Through Cross-Cultural Analysis.

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Briere, Jean-Francois

1986-01-01

A college course used an explicit intercultural approach and collective research activities to compare French and American cultures and to examine the reasons for cultural attitudes and culture conflict. Class assignments dealt with contrastive analyses of American and French institutions like advertising, cinema, feminism, etc. (MSE)

Računalniška izdelava ocenjevalne razdelitve na mednarodnih razstavah mačk

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LAMPER, DEAN

2018-01-01

Na mednarodni razstavi mačk je potrebno prijavljene mačke razdeliti med sodnike, da jih ocenijo. Pri pripravi te razdelitve je potrebno upoštevati mnogo kriterijev, prijavljenih mačk pa je lahko nekaj sto. Zahtevnost priprave dobre razdelitve tako presega človeške zmožnosti, zato smo želeli razdelitev mačk med sodnike optimizirati z metodami umetne inteligence. V nalogi je predstavljeno nekaj algoritmov, ki jih je mogoče uporabiti za izdelavo ocenjevalne razdelitve na mednarodni razstavi m...

NAKUPOVANJE NA SPLETU

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Visenjak, Monika

2013-01-01

Nakupovanje na spletu je prihodnost poslovanja. Za podjetja pomeni manjše stroške, lažje prilagajanje tržnim pogojem. Hitreje lahko razvijajo odnose in analizirajo uporabnike, saj jim je dan dostop o nakupnih podatkih uporabnika. Za potrošnike je nakupovanje na spletu možnost hitrega, preprostega in učinkovitega nakupovanja od doma ali pisarne. Pomembno je, da se seznanijo z vsemi informacijami in pogoji spletnih trgovin, saj se lahko le tako izognejo nezadovoljstvu ob nakupu v spletni trgovi...

PLESNO IZRAŽANJE V DRAMSKI UMETNOSTI

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Poslek, Lucija

2012-01-01

V tem diplomskem delu je predstavljeno, kako se lahko ples izrazi v dramski umetnosti. Podrobneje je predstavljen razvoj plesa v zgodovinskem obdobju s poudarkom na 20. stoletju in kako je bil ples v zgodovini izražen kot oblika umetnosti. Pomemben poudarek je tudi na pomenu plesne vzgoje in na načinih, s katerimi lahko predšolskim otrokom približamo plesno umetnost in pomen plesa. Z namenom lažjega razumevanja pomena plesnega ustvarjanja v dramski umetnosti je slednja tudi natančneje predsta...

Cultural similarity, cultural competence, and nurse workforce diversity.

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McGinnis, Sandra L; Brush, Barbara L; Moore, Jean

2010-11-01

Proponents of health workforce diversity argue that increasing the number of minority health care providers will enhance cultural similarity between patients and providers as well as the health system's capacity to provide culturally competent care. Measuring cultural similarity has been difficult, however, given that current benchmarks of workforce diversity categorize health workers by major racial/ethnic classifications rather than by cultural measures. This study examined the use of national racial/ethnic categories in both patient and registered nurse (RN) populations and found them to be a poor indicator of cultural similarity. Rather, we found that cultural similarity between RN and patient populations needs to be established at the level of local labor markets and broadened to include other cultural parameters such as country of origin, primary language, and self-identified ancestry. Only then can the relationship between cultural similarity and cultural competence be accurately determined and its outcomes measured.

Darwins øje

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Hedin, Gry

2012-01-01

I artiklen diskuteres beskrivelsen af øjne og perception i J.P. Jacobsens roman Niels Lyhne (1880). Det analyseres det, hvordan Jacobsen håndterer de ændringer på dette felt, som Darwins udviklingshistorie bidrog til, og som udforskedes i detaljer af den tyske fysiolog Hermann von Helmholtz. Der...... forholdet mellem J.P. Jacobsens litterære værker og hans engagement som oversætter og formidler af Darwin fra en ny vinkel. I stedet for at se på tematiske sammenfald med Darwin undersøges de metodologiske og epistemologiske. Herved bliver det tydeligt, at Jacobsen ikke bare indoptager og formidler Darwin...

IRMES 2006 – ISTRAŽIVANJE I RAZVOJ MAŠINSKIH ELEMENATA I SISTEMA – prikaz naučno-stručnog skupa

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Vlado P. Đurković

2007-04-01

Full Text Available U organizaciji asocijacije za dizajn, elemente i konstrukcije, pod nazivom ADEKO 21. i 22. septembra na Mrakovici u Republici Srpskoj održano je međunarodno savetovanje IRMES 2006. Izvršni organizator bio je Mašinski fakultet iz Banje Luke, a pokrovitelj Ministarstvo nauke i tehnologije Republike Srpske. Pre održavanja samog skupa, kako je to već ustaljena praksa, štampan je zbornik radova na 428 stranica, čiji je redaktor dr Milosav Đurđević, docent na Mašinskom fakultetu Banja Luka, a predsednik Programskog odbora bio je dr Vojislav Miltenović, profesor na Mašinskom fakultetu u Nišu. U predgovoru zbornika konstatovano je da je u poslednjoj deceniji XX veka razvoj proizvodnog mašinstva bio usporen, a ponegde čak i zaustavljen. Ovakav tok razvoja posebno je prisutan u mašinogradnji i metalskoj industriji koje bitno utiču na intenzitet razvoja drugih privrednih grana, kao i obrazovanje stručnjaka svih profila u području proizvodnih tehnika i tehnologija. I pored takve situacije, u ovim privrednim granama ipak se obrazovanju kadrova i naučnoistraživačkom radu posvećuje dužna pažnja.

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Status of Biological Control of Waterlettuce in Louisiana and Texas Using Insects.

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1992-12-01

reduce recreational uses. Waterleett’je can block water intake valves where industrial and local municipalities receive water supplies. Water losses...to impact aquatic or semiaquatic agri- culture, includi g rice (Bua-ngam and Mercado 1975). Distinct changes in water quality have been documented in...1981. "An Introduction to the Study of Insects," Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, PA. Bua-ngam, T., and Mercado , B. L. 1975. "The Life Cycle

Cultural neuroscience and psychopathology: prospects for cultural psychiatry.

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Choudhury, Suparna; Kirmayer, Laurence J

2009-01-01

There is a long tradition that seeks to understand the impact of culture on the causes, form, treatment, and outcome of psychiatric disorders. An early, colonialist literature attributed cultural characteristics and variations in psychopathology and behavior to deficiencies in the brains of colonized peoples. Contemporary research in social and cultural neuroscience holds the promise of moving beyond these invidious comparisons to a more sophisticated understanding of cultural variations in brain function relevant to psychiatry. To achieve this, however, we need better models of the nature of psychopathology and of culture itself. Culture is not simply a set of traits or characteristics shared by people with a common geographic, historical, or ethnic background. Current anthropology understands culture as fluid, flexible systems of discourse, institutions, and practices, which individuals actively use for self-fashioning and social positioning. Globalization introduces new cultural dynamics and demands that we rethink culture in relation to a wider domain of evolving identities, knowledge, and practice. Psychopathology is not reducible to brain dysfunction in either its causes, mechanisms, or expression. In addition to neuropsychiatric disorders, the problems that people bring to psychiatrists may result from disorders in cognition, the personal and social meanings of experience, and the dynamics of interpersonal interactions or social systems and institutions. The shifting meanings of culture and psychopathology have implications for efforts to apply cultural neuroscience to psychiatry. We consider how cultural neuroscience can refine use of culture and its role in psychopathology using the example of adolescent aggression as a symptom of conduct disorder.

Concomitant or sequential administration of live attenuated Japanese encephalitis chimeric virus vaccine and yellow fever 17D vaccine: randomized double-blind phase II evaluation of safety and immunogenicity.

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Nasveld, Peter E; Marjason, Joanne; Bennett, Sonya; Aaskov, John; Elliott, Suzanne; McCarthy, Karen; Kanesa-Thasan, Niranjan; Feroldi, Emmanuel; Reid, Mark

2010-11-01

A randomized, double-blind, study was conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a live attenuated Japanese encephalitis chimeric virus vaccine (JE-CV) co-administered with live attenuated yellow fever vaccine (YF-17D strain; Stamaril®, Sanofi Pasteur) or administered successively. Participants (n = 108) were randomized to receive: YF followed by JE-CV 30 days later, JE followed by YF 30 days later, or the co-administration of JE and YF followed or preceded by placebo 30 days later or earlier. Placebo was used in a double-dummy fashion to ensure masking. Neutralizing antibody titers against JE-CV, YF-17D and selected wild-type JE strains was determined using a 50% serum-dilution plaque reduction neutralization test. Seroconversion was defined as the appearance of a neutralizing antibody titer above the assay cut-off post-immunization when not present pre-injection at day 0, or a least a four-fold rise in neutralizing antibody titer measured before the pre-injection day 0 and later post vaccination samples. There were no serious adverse events. Most adverse events (AEs) after JE vaccination were mild to moderate in intensity, and similar to those reported following YF vaccination. Seroconversion to JE-CV was 100% and 91% in the JE/YF and YF/JE sequential vaccination groups, respectively, compared with 96% in the co-administration group. All participants seroconverted to YF vaccine and retained neutralizing titers above the assay cut-off at month six. Neutralizing antibodies against JE vaccine were detected in 82-100% of participants at month six. These results suggest that both vaccines may be successfully co-administered simultaneously or 30 days apart.

Cross-Cultural Impression Management: A Cultural Knowledge Audit Model

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Spong, Abigail; Kamau, Caroline

2012-01-01

Purpose: Many people moving into a new culture for work or study do so without prior cross-cultural training, yet successful cultural adaptation has important ramifications. The purpose of this paper is to focus on cross-cultural impression management as an element of cultural adaptation. Does cultural adaptation begin by paying strong attention…

KONCIPIRANJE IN SNOVANJE NAPRAVE ZA SAMOPOSTREŽNO PRODAJO SVEČ

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Banfi, Damir

2010-01-01

V diplomskem delu je opisano snovanje in koncipiranje naprave za prodajo sveč s pomočjo 3D programa. Prikazan je postopek snovanja z idejnimi rešitvami glavnih problemov in koncipiranje končnih rešitev. Opisan je vrstni red sestave in obdelovalni postopki ter narejena je tudi ocena lastnih stroškov. Najprej je predstavljen problem, sledijo opisane zahteve in rešitve do kateri smo prišli. Opisani so tudi nekateri problemi in predstavljeni načini obdelave in sestave samega elementa. Sledi i...

Život i djelo Dmitrija Ivanoviča Mendeljejeva - povodom 100. obljetnice smrti

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Esih, I.; Vaščić, V.

2007-01-01

Prikazani su život i djelo D. I. Mendeljejeva s gledišta njegove uloge u razvoju kemije. Rođen u Toboljsku u brojnoj i siromašnoj obitelji 1834. godine, opterećen obiteljskim nedaćama i slabim zdravljem, završio je 1855. studij prirodnih znanosti u Sankt Peterburgu uz dodjelu zlatne medalje za izvanredan uspjeh. Godine 1855./56. radio je u srednjoj školi u Odesi. Magistrirao je 1856. u Sankt Peterburgu, gdje je 1857. izabran za privatnog docenta. U razdoblju 1859.-1861. bio je gostujući znans...

Povijest kemije i kemijskog inženjerstva Pedeseta obljetnica osnutka poslijediplomskog studija korozije i zaštite materijala na Tehnološkom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

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Esih, I.; Stupnišek-Lisac, E.; Martinez, S.

2011-01-01

Prvi poslijediplomski studij na Kemijsko-tehnološkom odjelu Tehnološkog fakulteta (današnjem Fakultetu kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije) Sveučilišta u Zagrebu odnosio se na područje "Korozija i zaštita materijala", a osnovan je ak. god. 1960/61. na poticaj akademika Miroslava Karšulina. Studij je obuhvaćao 3 semestra a završavao je izradom i obranom magistarskog rada. Godine 1980. provedena je reorganizacija kojom su svi poslijediplomski studiji ujedinjeni u poslijediplomski studij "Inžen...

EKONOMIKA ZLATA

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Žorž, Anja

2010-01-01

Zlate rezerve pri monetarnih oblasteh so najstarejša oblika mednarodnih denarnih rezerv. Sistem zlate valute je prvi celovit mednarodni denarni sistem, ki je deloval v obdobju od približno leta 1870 do izbruha 1. svetovne vojne in krajši čas med letoma 1926 in 1931. V sistemu zlate valute je cena denarja izražena v količini zlata. Zlato je borzno blago, denarna enota in hranilec vrednosti. Že stoletja zlato opravlja funkcijo hranilca vrednosti. Njegova realna vrednost je na dolgi rok pre...

POLOŽAJ, POMEN IN VLOGA INSTITUTA NEPREMIČNINSKE AGENCIJE PRI PROMETU Z NEPREMIČNINAMI V SLOVENSKEM PRAVNEM PROSTORU

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Džordžević, Matej

2017-01-01

Skozi analiziranje pravnih virov, ki urejajo konstituiranje in delovanje nepremičninskih agencij v slovenskem pravnem prostoru sem ugotovil, da pravni viri, ki urejajo področje konstituiranja in delovanja nepremičninske družbe urejajo to področje na zelo ustrezen način in, da je možno relativno hitro, to je v nekaj tednih, ustanoviti nepremičninsko družbo in jo seveda tudi vpisati v sodni register ter jo narediti sposobno za delovanje na trgu. Hitrost je v veliki meri odvisna predvsem od prip...

Tehnologija izrade rasvjetnog stupa MAG postupkom zavarivanja

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Plantić, Miroslav

2016-01-01

Završni rad sastoji se od teoretskog i praktičnog dijela. Opisana je tehnologija izrade višekutnog rasvjetnog stupa visine 8 metara koji se koristi za uličnu rasvjetu.U teoretskom djelu kratko je obuhvaćena povijest zavarivanja te su istaknute najvažnije godine i osoba koje su proučavale tehnologiju zavarivanja. Objašnjeni su pojmovi vezani uz zavarivanje, razrađena je podjela postupaka zavarivanja, a detaljno je opisan MAG postupak. Opisana je oprema kod MAG zavarivanja te princip rada. Nave...

NOVIJE SPOZNAJE U DIJAGNOSTICI, LIJEČENJU I PREVENCIJI RH IMUNIZACIJE

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Matijević, Ratko; Knežević, Mario

2009-01-01

Rh imunizacija kroz hemolitičku bolest fetusa i novorođenčeta (HBFN) najčešći je uzrok fetalne anemije tijekom trudnoće. Amniocenteza je godinama korištena kao metoda probira kroz određivanje OD 450 uz pomoć Lileyeva dijagrama, no u novije je vrijeme zamijenjena neinvazivnim određivanjem maksimalne brzine protoka u središnjoj moždanoj arteriji fetusa. Napredak je postignut i u liječenju HBFN gdje je konzervativno liječenje zamijenjeno intrauterinom intravaskularnom fetalnom transfuzijom. Tako...

KRITIČNI DEJAVNIKI UPORABE INFORMACIJSKIH REŠITEV ANALITIČNEGA UPRAVLJANJA ODNOSOV S STRANKAMI

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Šebjan, Urban

2016-01-01

V doktorski disertaciji smo proučevali uporabo informacijskih rešitev analitičnega upravljanja odnosov (IR aCRM) s strankami, pri čemer smo poglobljeno proučevali analitična orodja in tehnike za analiziranje podatkov o strankah in poslovnih partnerjih IR aCRM. IR aCRM predstavlja perspektivno področje, ki je danes za organizacije izjemno zanimivo, a hkrati tudi strateško zahtevno področje, saj zahteva kompetenten kader in ustrezno tehnološko podporo. Čeprav je področje izjemno perspektivno, j...

ETIČNOST POSLOVANJA MANAGERJEV

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Možir, Nina

2012-01-01

V diplomskem seminarju smo obravnavali temo etičnost poslovanja managerjev. Ta tema je trenutno v gospodarstvu zelo aktualna saj je vedno več primerov neetičnosti poslovanja v podjetjih. Pomembno je da se management v podjetju zaveda, da je etika v poslovanju zelo pomembna. Managerji ne smejo obravnavati etike, kot le še en dodatni strošek v podjetju, saj mu lahko doprinese razne koristi in uspešnost podjetja. Ugotoviti smo hoteli ali se etičnost managerjev izplača ali je pomembno, ...

Dehistoricized Cultural Identity and Cultural Othering

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Weiguo, Qu

2013-01-01

The assumption that each culture has its own distinctive identity has been generally accepted in the discussion of cultural identities. Quite often identity formation is not perceived as a dynamic and interactive ongoing process that engages other cultures and involves change in its responses to different challenges at different times. I will…

What Is so "Cultural" About Cultural Entrepreneurship

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Staffan Albinsson

2017-04-01

Full Text Available The term “cultural entrepreneurship” has been increasingly used during the new millennium, mirroring the rapidly growing importance of the “quaternary sector of the economy,” i.e. knowledge-based industries, including culture. Exploration of the literature in which the term “cultural entrepreneurship” is used does not bring a solid, clear-cut, and unambiguous understanding of its definition or meaning. The aim of this paper is to present various uses of the concept and to bring about some clarity in how the concept can be understood. Two overarching uses of the cultural entrepreneurship concept have been found: 1. the anthropologist’s and institutional economist’s use, which indicates the dynamic development of intangible cultural features such as symbols, myths, languages, beliefs, values, norms, rituals, and attitudes in and between societies, and 2. the arts development use, which indicates the dynamic development of cultural services, tangible goods, and individual or collective career promotion. Most authors use a cultural entrepreneurship concept without defining it. Authors could apply more precise definitions by using a quadruple bottom-line framework to position themselves in the nexus of financial, social, artistic, and cultural perspectives.

Cultural tourism and tourism cultures

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Ooi, Can-Seng

Presenting a comprehensive and dynamic understanding of cultural tourism, this volume examines cultural mediators and how they help tourists appreciate foreign cultures. It also shows how tourism experiences are strategically crafted by mediators, the complexity of the mediation process, and how...... various products are mediated differently. A number of different products are investigated, including destination brand identities, "living" cultures and everyday life, art and history. The author illustrates his arguments by comparing the tourism strategies of Copenhagen and Singapore, and demonstrates...... how tourism is an agent for social change. The author also offers an original and refreshing way of understanding tourist behaviour through the concept of the "versatile tourist". The book's empirical cases and dialogic framework provide new and deep insights into tourism activities. In his...

EKOLOGIJA LESENE GRADNJE

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Kuhelnik, Lidija

2011-01-01

Diplomska naloga obravnava sisteme lesene montažne gradnje. Opisani so vsi trije sistemi, torej skeletni, okvirni in masivni. Obravnavani so lesni kompoziti za konstrukcije. V nadaljevanju je obravnavana gradbena biologija in zelena trajnostna gradnja. Podrobno je opisana zdrava hiša in njeni materiali. Predstavljen je tudi sindrom nezdrave zgradbe. Opisana je konstrukcijska zaščita lesa in modifikacija lesa.

Examining Cultural Intelligence and Cross-Cultural Negotiation Effectiveness

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Groves, Kevin S.; Feyerherm, Ann; Gu, Minhua

2015-01-01

International negotiation failures are often linked to deficiencies in negotiator cross-cultural capabilities, including limited understanding of the cultures engaged in the transaction, an inability to communicate with persons from different cultural backgrounds, and limited behavioral flexibility to adapt to culturally unfamiliar contexts.…

Culture-specific delusions. Sense and nonsense in cultural context.

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Gaines, A D

1995-06-01

It can be said that a definition of delusions requires the invocation of cultural understandings, standards of acceptability, as well as conceptions of reality and the forces that animate it. For these reasons, the determination of delusional or normative ideation can only be effected properly within particular cultural contexts. The cross-cultural record suggests that it is difficult to separate the delusional from the cultural; a belief that is patterened and culturally specific is, by definition a cultural, not a delusional belief. One must rely upon particular, relevant local cultural understandings to ascertain when the bounds of culture have been transgressed and meaning has given way to unshareable nonsense.

Culture suédoise, culture d’entreprise, culture populaire

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Merle, Anthony

2013-01-01

Plus qu’un commerce, IKEA est un phénomène culturel à trois dimensions, à la fois image (construite ?) de la culture suédoise, modèle (prétendu ?) d’une certaine culture d’entreprise, et marque imprégnant largement la culture populaire. Par sa communication et sa politique, le groupe IKEA se présente comme vendeur d’un Ailleurs, à savoir celui de son origine suédoise. À partir du cas IKEA, cet article a pour objectif d’interroger le rôle de la distance cognitive (Ici/Ailleurs) pour comprendre...

Organizational culture

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Schein, Edgar H.

1988-01-01

Cultural orientations of an organization can be its greatest strength, providing the basis for problem solving, cooperation, and communication. Culture, however, can also inhibit needed changes. Cultural changes typically happen slowly – but without cultural change, many other organizational changes are doomed to fail. The dominant culture of an organization is a major contributor to its success. But, of course, no organizational culture is purely one type or another. And the existence of sec...

Potencial Insecticida de Extractos de MeliaAzederach L (Meliaceae. Actividad Biologica y Efectos sobre Spodoptera Frugiperda J.E: Smith

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Vergara Ruiz Rodrigo

1997-12-01

Full Text Available En la búsqueda de alternativas de Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, diferentes al uso de insecticidas se planifico esta investigación con el objetivo de precisas las propiedades insecticidas de extractos de Melia azederach L. para el control de larvas en estado L2. El trabajo se adelantó en Laboratorios de la Universidad del Tolima en Ibagué, ubicados en una zona de vida correspondiente al bosque húmedo Montano Bajo (bh-MB, las condiciones de temperatura fueron de 28 ±2°C y 70%de humedad relativa. Estos trabajos se realizaron durante 1994 y 1995. Los extractos se obtuvieron empleando tres solventes: alcohólico y etéreo trabajando con un diseño complemente al azar con arreglo factorial 3ˆ2, con 5 replicaciones. Antes de hacer las aplicaciones de los extractos se procedió a verificar su actividad biológica sobre Artemia salina. La dieta alimenticia natural y la cría masiva de Spodoptera frugiperda, se organizó de tal forma que se pudiera obtener material para toda la investigación. Después de efectuados los tratamientos se hicieron lecturas de mortalidad hasta los 6 días y porteriormente se continuaron realizando observaciones bioecológicas sobre los individuos sobrevivientes, hasta el estado adulto y etapa de oviposición El análisis de mortalidad demostró que los extractos tienen un efecto antialimentario sobre las larvas del insecto-plaga, siendo el extracto alcohólico en su dosis alta el mejor. Al efectuar el establecimiento de las dosis letales medidas se precisó que se pueden trabajar concentraciones entre 1.000-3.000 ppm para obtener óptimos resultados. El efecto antialimentario de los extractos produce en los individuos sobrevivientes una prolongación de la duración en días de las fases de su ciclo de vida.

Evropski zeleni pas – narava ne pozna meja. Od železne zavese do popkovine Evrope.

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Liana Geidezis

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Od Barentsovega do Črnega morja je železna zavesa Evropo delila skoraj štirideset let. Bila je politična, ideološka in fizična ovira, še najbolj izrazito v Nemčiji. Čeprav je bila docela nečloveška, je omogočila naravi premor: narava se je razbohotila in razvilo se je nekaj izjemno redkega v intenzivno uporabljeni krajini – t. i. zeleni pas. Od padca železne zavese leta 1989, poteka prek Evrope popkovina habitatov, dolga skoraj 8.500 km. Z izhodišči v projektu Green Belt Germany, nastalem na pobudo BUND, se je razvil projekt Zeleni pas Evrope ali Green Belt Europe. Lahko postane hrbtenica ekološkega omrežja, ki bo globalni simbol čezmejnega sodelovanja in ohranjanja narave ter vzdržnega razvoja. Še več, povezuje ljudi in kaže, da ima lahko povečana Evropska unija poleg kulturne tudi skupno naravno dediščino. To je enkratna priložnost za premagovanje starih meja in ovir med vzhodom in zahodom – živo znamenje skupne rasti v Evropi.

Cultural tourism is in context of mass culture

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Гарбар, Г. А.

2014-01-01

Philosophic analysis of tourist activity within mass culture is carried out in the thesis. Cultural tourism within mass culture is more than orientation on cultural values, it is the understanding of peculiar cultural values within the context of generally accepted ones, confirmation of tourist activity peculiarities.Having reviewed tourism as a coherent system, the facts about impact of tourism on the society development are determined, potential development zones are identified, which are a...

Japanese Encephalitis in Malaysia: An Overview and Timeline.

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Kumar, Kiven; Arshad, Siti Suri; Selvarajah, Gayathri Thevi; Abu, Jalila; Toung, Ooi Peck; Abba, Yusuf; Yasmin, A R; Bande, Faruku; Sharma, Reuben; Ong, Bee Lee

2018-05-29

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It causes encephalitis in human and horses, and may lead to reproductive failure in sows. The first human encephalitis case in Malaya (now Malaysia) was reported during World War II in a British prison in 1942. Later, encephalitis was observed among race horses in Singapore. In 1951, the first JEV was isolated from the brain of an encephalitis patient. The true storyline of JE exposure among humans and animals has not been documented in Malaysia. In some places such as Sarawak, JEV has been isolated from mosquitoes before an outbreak in 1992. JE is an epidemic in Malaysia except Sarawak. There are four major outbreaks reported in Pulau Langkawi (1974), Penang (1988), Perak and Negeri Sembilan (1998-1999), and Sarawak (1992). JE is considered endemic only in Sarawak. Initially, both adults and children were victims of JE in Malaysia, however, according to the current reports; JE infection is only lethal to children in Malaysia. This paper describes a timeline of JE cases (background of each case) from first detection to current status, vaccination programs against JE, diagnostic methods used in hospitals and factors which may contribute to the transmission of JE among humans and animals in Malaysia. Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Citizenship and cultural diversity in agenda of cultural policies

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Patricia Silva Dorneles

2016-01-01

Full Text Available This is a discussion paper which aims to contribute to the systematization of studies, concepts and practices on cultural policies which have been developed in previous years in Brazil and are orienting cultural actions and public programs in the country, also influencing the Occupational Therapy. Citizenship and Cultural Diversity are concepts under construction and are part of the of the agenda of cultural policies and as well as the reflections and practices of various occupational therapists who are acting in a constant dialogue with the cultural area by means of the formation in cultural management, cultural mapping, programs and grant projects aimed to promote inventive identities, traditional communities, native populations, urban mobility, and cultural networks and exchange initiatives, among others. The article presents the process of this conceptual construction and the constitution of experiences aiming the democratization of the culture in the history of Brazilian cultural public policies, over which are being discussed approach paths and possibilities for Occupational Therapy.

Cultural hegemony? Educators' perspectives on facilitating cross-cultural dialogue.

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Zaidi, Zareen; Verstegen, Daniëlle; Vyas, Rashmi; Hamed, Omayma; Dornan, Tim; Morahan, Page

2016-01-01

We live in an age when education is being internationalized. This can confront students with 'cultural hegemony' that can result from the unequal distribution of power and privilege in global society. The name that is given to awareness of social inequality is 'critical consciousness'. Cross-cultural dialogue provides an opportunity for learners to develop critical consciousness to counter cultural hegemony. The purpose of this research was to understand how learners engage with cross-cultural dialogue, so we can help them do so more effectively in the future. The setting for this research was an online discussion in an international health professions educator fellowship program. We introduced scenarios with cultural references to study the reaction of participants to cultural conversation cues. We used an inductive thematic analysis to explore power and hegemony issues. Participants reflected that personally they were more likely to take part in cross-cultural discussions if they recognized the context discussed or had prior exposure to educational settings with cultural diversity. They identified barriers as lack of skills in facilitating cross-cultural discussions and fear of offending others. They suggested deliberately introducing cultural issues throughout the curriculum. Our results indicate that developing critical consciousness and cross-cultural competency will require instructional design to identify longitudinal opportunities to bring up cross-cultural issues, and training facilitators to foster cross-cultural discussions by asking clarifying questions and navigating crucial/sensitive conversations.

Childhood Osteoporosis and Presentation of Two Cases with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type V / Osteoporoza V Otroški Dobi in Predstavitev Dveh Bolnikov Z Osteogenesis Imperfecta Tipa V

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Bratanic Nina

2015-03-01

Full Text Available Uvod. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI je vzročno heterogena bolezen, katere značilnost je osteoporoza v otroštvu. Pri vseh opisanih bolnikih s podtipom OI tipa V je vzrok bolezni ista mutacija c.-14C>T gena IFITM5. Kljub temu med bolniki obstaja izrazita fenotipska variabilnost v klinični sliki, toda opisan je le dober odgovor na zdravljenje z bisfosfonati.

American Studies Association — Crossroads of Cultures, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 11-14, 2004

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Pothier, Jacques

2006-01-01

Dans le cadre de son congrès annuel et à l’initiative de sa présidente en exercice, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, l’American Studies Association avait lancé une International Initiative : inviter les représentants de toutes les associations d’études américaines du monde. Parallèlement, American Quarterly, la revue de l’Association, invitait les directeurs des rédactions des revues américanistes.Je représentais donc l’AFEA, la RFEA et Transatlantica.Qu’est-ce que l’American Studies Association ?Le C...

Safeguards Culture

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Frazar, Sarah L.; Mladineo, Stephen V.

2012-07-01

The concepts of nuclear safety and security culture are well established; however, a common understanding of safeguards culture is not internationally recognized. Supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration, the authors prepared this report, an analysis of the concept of safeguards culture, and gauged its value to the safeguards community. The authors explored distinctions between safeguards culture, safeguards compliance, and safeguards performance, and evaluated synergies and differences between safeguards culture and safety/security culture. The report concludes with suggested next steps.

Učinak video igre "Flappy Bird" na adolescente

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Horvat, Marija

2018-01-01

Ovaj diplomski rad nastoji predstaviti uvid u učinke videoigre Flappy Bird na adolescente, fokusirajući se pritom na to potiče li ona nasilno ponašanje te nastoji odgovoriti na pitanje koliko je ta videoigra bila popularna među adolescentima u Hrvatskoj te po čemu je smatraju posebnom, tj. specifičnom. U tu svrhu provedeno je anketno istraživanje, a isti anketni upitnik proveden je na terenu i putem interneta te su uspoređeni rezultati. Anketni upitnik konstruiran je na način da se prvi dio u...

NAJPOGOSTEJŠE NEGOVALNE DIAGNOZE V RIZIČNI NOSEČNOSTI

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Rogelšek, Klavdija

2011-01-01

Vsaka nosečnost je edinstvena in le redka poteka brez težav. Zelo pomembno je, da je ženska na nosečnost temeljito pripravljena, tako telesno kot duševno. Poznavanje simptomov nosečnosti je za žensko pomembno, saj ji lahko pomagajo pri razumevanju lastnega telesa in pri prilagajanju na številne težave, ki spremljajo to obdobje. Čeprav nosečnost ni bolezen, ampak normalen fiziološki proces, je povezana z določenim tveganjem. Tveganja za mater in otroka pa lahko večinoma zmanjšamo, če opozoril...

Pobjeda ratom ili pobjeda pravdom? Vijaya i dhammavijaya

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Ježić, Mislav

2016-01-01

Indijski vladar Aśoka (273/269.–232. pr. Khr.) ostavio je znatan korpus natpisa na širokome prostoru svojega carstva o načelima svoje vladavine. Njegovi su pretci osvojili gotovo čitavu Indiju i područja današnjega Afghanistana i dijela Irana. On je vodio samo jedan rat u Kaliṅgi za istočnu obalu Indije. Strašne posljedice toga rata jasno je opisao na vlastitim natpisima. Potom je obustavio ratovanje i odlučio osvajati svijet načelima (buddhističke) pravednosti. Održavao je diplomatske odnose...

Simulacija procesa in gospodarnosti izločanja ogljikovega dioksida iz dimnih plinov termoelektrarn

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Kekec, Primož

2012-01-01

V diplomskem delu je bil obravnavan proces za izločanje ogljikovega dioksida (CO2) iz dimnih plinov termoelektrarn, angleško imenovan »Calcium Looping« [7,21]. Ta proces je ena od možnih rešitev v sklopu tehnologij za tako imenovani CCS. Kar je angleška kratica za »Carbon Capture and Storage« in v prevodu pomeni zajem in shramba ogljika. Pri teh tehnologijah je CO2 izločen iz dimnih plinov, očiščen, utekočinjen, transportiran in shranjen na geološko primerni lokaciji. Cilj teh tehnologij je z...

Vodenje poslovnih strani in oglaševanje na družbenem omrežju Facebook

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TROŠT, ANAMARIJA

2017-01-01

Predstavljena je tema, ki je v današnjem času ena izmed pomembnejših členov v spletnem marketingu. To je vodenje vsebin na družbenem omrežju Facebook ter njihovo oglaševanje. Opisano je, kako določiti ciljno skupino naših potencialnih in želenih strank ter kako personalizirati objavo, da jih bo ta dosegla prek družbenega omrežja. Prek praktičnih primerov iz oglaševanih objav na Facebooku je v delu razvidno, kako lahko vodimo Facebook stran nekega podjetja, da pravilno steče komunikacija me...

Razbiranje čustev iz obraza in mikro-obraznih izrazov : diplomsko delo visokošolskega strokovnega študija Varnost in policijsko delo

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Tomažič, Katra

2012-01-01

V teoretičnem delu smo se seznanili s kratko zgodovino obraznih izrazov in čustev, ki segajo že v čas Charlesa Darwina in Duchenna de Bologna. Nekaj malega je bilo govora tudi o drugih znanstvenikih, ki so se lotili področja obraznih izrazov in čustev. Eden izmed njih je bil prof. Dr. Paul Ekman, ki je na tem področju pustil zelo velik pečat, saj je večino študij, ki vsebujejo obrazne izraze in čustva, naredil prav on. Nato sledi poglavje o univerzalnosti čustev in kulturnih razlikah, saj je ...

NAČINI ZAGOTAVLJANJA STABILNOSTI EURA V EVROPSKI UNIJI

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Hafner, Primož

2015-01-01

Finančna kriza se je začela jeseni leta 2007 na ameriškem finančnem trgu, ko so cene hipotekarnih obveznic in izvedenih finančnih instrumentov močno padle. Največje izgube so imele investicijske banke ter hipotekarne banke in mnogo bank je šlo v stečaj. Globalna finančna kriza je zmanjšala stabilnost globalnega finančnega sistema in mnogo delničarjev ter lastnikov obveznic je doživelo veliko izgub. Kot odgovor na finančno krizo, so bili v Evropi po letu 2010 ustanovljeni novi mehanizmi, sk...

TRANSFERNE CENE - IZZIV DAVČNE POLITIKE V EU

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Pahor, Marko

2016-01-01

Nastanek prvih multinacionalnih družb povezujemo z obdobjem kolonializma v 16. stoletju. Družbe, kot je bila Britanska vzhodnoindijska družba, ki je bila ena prvih delniških družb na svetu, so pospešeno začele trgovati z družbami v kolonijah. V obdobju po prvi svetovni vojni so bila multinacionalna podjetja v večini industrijska podjetja in to je tudi obdobje, ko se je izoblikoval sedanji sistem obdavčitve pravnih oseb. Če je bilo takrat relativno enostavno obdavčiti takšno multinacionalno dr...

Oblikovanje in izdelava embalaže za nakit Katja Koselj Jewellery

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Gregorka, Nika

2017-01-01

Dandanes je vloga videza embalaže vedno pomembnejša in je zato eden izmed bistvenih elementov pri darilni embalaži. Ker embalaža s svojo podobo izraža tudi kakovost izdelka, je le-ta včasih še pomembnejša kot izdelek, ki ga predstavlja. Potemtakem je pomembno, da je kakovostna, preprosta, koristna in okolju prijazna. V diplomskem delu smo predstavili izdelavo in načrtovanje embalaže za slovenski ročno izdelani nakit oblikovalke Katje Koselj. V pregledu literature smo opisali pojem embalaže, n...

Antioksidacijska svojstva i stabilnost boje tijekom ubrzanog i prirodnog starenja piva tamnih piva

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Herceg, Filip

2015-01-01

Pivo je piće dobiveno alkoholnom fermentacijom sladovine, većinom pripravljene samo od ječmenog slada, no mogu se dodati i neslađene žitarice, kao što su kukuruz, pšenica ili riža. Smatra se dobrim izborom polifenola kojima je izvorište u ječmenom sladu i hmelju. U ovom je radu određivan oksidacijski profil dva različita tipa hrvatskih tamnih piva podvrgnutih ubrzanom postupku starenja (6 dana pri 42 oC) i prirodnom starenju (4 mjeseca pri sobnoj temperaturi). U uzorcima su određivani udjel u...

Energy efficiency ground-source energy system, Environmental Protection Law, article 'Heat and cold storage, value for money'; Energierendement bodemenergiesysteem, Wet milieubeheer, artikel 'WKO, waar voor je geld'

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Lambregts, E.G.M.; Teunissen, P.O.M.; Beukenhorst, E.

2013-01-15

Upscaling of ground-source energy systems can contribute to heat and cold storage systems and thus reduce CO2 emission for the Amsterdam municipality. Based on the results of the project 'Heat and cold storage; Value for money' a proposal was made to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment to include a regulation 'energy efficiency heat and cold storage' in the Environmental Protection Law [Dutch] In het kader van de CO2 doelstelling van Amsterdam om 40% CO2 te reduceren in 2025 t.o.v. van 1990 wordt de verdere opschaling van de techniek bodemenergiesysteem gezien als een techniek die in belangrijke mate kan bijdragen aan de pijler 'transitie duurzame warmte en koude'. Op landelijk en gemeentelijk niveau werd gesignaleerd dat (open) bodemenergiesystemen in de exploitatiefase veelal onvoldoende functioneerden. In dit rapport wordt op basis van de resultaten van het project 'WKO, waar voor je geld' een voorstel aan het Ministerie van I en M gedaan om een voorschrift 'energierendement wko' op te nemen in het Activiteitenbesluit Wet milieubeheer.

Cultural hegemony? Educators’ perspectives on facilitating cross-cultural dialogue

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Zareen Zaidi

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Background: We live in an age when education is being internationalized. This can confront students with ‘cultural hegemony’ that can result from the unequal distribution of power and privilege in global society. The name that is given to awareness of social inequality is ‘critical consciousness’. Cross-cultural dialogue provides an opportunity for learners to develop critical consciousness to counter cultural hegemony. The purpose of this research was to understand how learners engage with cross-cultural dialogue, so we can help them do so more effectively in the future. Method: The setting for this research was an online discussion in an international health professions educator fellowship program. We introduced scenarios with cultural references to study the reaction of participants to cultural conversation cues. We used an inductive thematic analysis to explore power and hegemony issues. Results: Participants reflected that personally they were more likely to take part in cross-cultural discussions if they recognized the context discussed or had prior exposure to educational settings with cultural diversity. They identified barriers as lack of skills in facilitating cross-cultural discussions and fear of offending others. They suggested deliberately introducing cultural issues throughout the curriculum. Conclusion: Our results indicate that developing critical consciousness and cross-cultural competency will require instructional design to identify longitudinal opportunities to bring up cross-cultural issues, and training facilitators to foster cross-cultural discussions by asking clarifying questions and navigating crucial/sensitive conversations.

Cultural hegemony? Educators’ perspectives on facilitating cross-cultural dialogue

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Zaidi, Zareen; Verstegen, Daniëlle; Vyas, Rashmi; Hamed, Omayma; Dornan, Tim; Morahan, Page

2016-01-01

Background We live in an age when education is being internationalized. This can confront students with ‘cultural hegemony’ that can result from the unequal distribution of power and privilege in global society. The name that is given to awareness of social inequality is ‘critical consciousness’. Cross-cultural dialogue provides an opportunity for learners to develop critical consciousness to counter cultural hegemony. The purpose of this research was to understand how learners engage with cross-cultural dialogue, so we can help them do so more effectively in the future. Method The setting for this research was an online discussion in an international health professions educator fellowship program. We introduced scenarios with cultural references to study the reaction of participants to cultural conversation cues. We used an inductive thematic analysis to explore power and hegemony issues. Results Participants reflected that personally they were more likely to take part in cross-cultural discussions if they recognized the context discussed or had prior exposure to educational settings with cultural diversity. They identified barriers as lack of skills in facilitating cross-cultural discussions and fear of offending others. They suggested deliberately introducing cultural issues throughout the curriculum. Conclusion Our results indicate that developing critical consciousness and cross-cultural competency will require instructional design to identify longitudinal opportunities to bring up cross-cultural issues, and training facilitators to foster cross-cultural discussions by asking clarifying questions and navigating crucial/sensitive conversations. PMID:27890048

Imidacloprid affects the functional response of predator Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) to strains of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) on Bt cotton.

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Malaquias, J B; Ramalho, F S; Omoto, C; Godoy, W A C; Silveira, R F

2014-03-01

Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) is one of the most common asopine species in the neotropical region and its occurrence was reported in several countries of South and Central America, as an important biological control agent for many crops. This study was carried out to identify the imidacloprid impacts on the functional response of predator P. nigrispinus fed on Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) strain resistant to lambda-cyhalothrin, on Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac (Bollgard(®)). Spodoptera frugiperda larvae were used in the following conditions: resistant (1) and susceptible (2) strains to lambda-cyhalothrin fed on Bollgard(®) cotton leaves (DP 404 BG); and resistant (3) and susceptible (4) strains to lambda-cyhalothrin fed on non-genetically modified cotton leaves (cultivar DP4049). The predatory behavior of P. nigrispinus was affected by imidacloprid and the type II asymptotic curve was the one that best described the functional response data. Handling time (T h ) of predator females did not differ among treatments in the presence of imidacloprid. The attack rate did decrease, however, due to an increase in the density of larvae offered. Regardless of the treatment (S. frugiperda strain or cotton cultivar), the predation of P. nigrispinus females on S. frugiperda larvae was significantly lower when exposed to imidacloprid, especially at a density of 16 larvae/predator. The predation behavior of P. nigrispinus on S. frugiperda larvae is affected by the insecticide imidacloprid showing that its applications should be used in cotton crop with caution.

CULTURE, CULTURE LEARNING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES: TOWARDS A PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK

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Mike Levy

2007-02-01

Full Text Available This paper seeks to improve approaches to the learning and teaching of culture using new technologies by relating the key qualities and dimensions of the culture concept to elements within a pedagogical framework. In Part One, five facets of the culture concept are developed: culture as elemental; culture as relative; culture as group membership; culture as contested; and culture as individual (variable and multiple. Each perspective aims to provide a focus for thinking about culture, and thereby to provide a valid and useful point of departure for thinking about the practice of culture learning and teaching with new technologies. The referenced literature draws from a broad range of disciplines and definitions of culture. In Part Two, five projects are chosen to represent relevant technologies currently in use for culture learning: e-mail, chat, a discussion forum and a Web-based project. Each project is used to illustrate facets of the culture concept discussed in Part One with a view to identifying key elements within a pedagogical framework that can help us respond effectively to the challenge of culture learning and teaching utilising new technologies. Thus the goal is to align fundamental qualities of the culture concept with specific pedagogical designs, tasks and technologies.

Cultural Competence and the Operational Commander: Moving Beyond Cultural Awareness into Culture-Centric Warfare

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Karcanes, James A

2007-01-01

The term "cultural awareness" serves as the new favorite Department of Defense buzzword but fails in its definition to adequately articulate the complexity of culture and the high level of cultural...

Cultural Journalism and Cultural Critique in a changing Media Landscape

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Nørgaard Kristensen, Nete; From, Unni

2015-01-01

This special issue addresses a topic of journalism studies that has previously been somewhat neglected but which has gained increasing scholarly attention since the mid-2000s: the coverage and evaluation of art and culture, or what we term “cultural journalism and cultural critique.......” In this introduction, we highlight three issues that serve to frame the study of cultural journalism and cultural critique more generally and the eight articles of this special issue more specifically: (1) the constant challenge of demarcating cultural journalism and cultural critique, including the interrelations...... of “journalism” and “critique”; (2) the dialectic of globalisation’s cultural homogenisation, on the one hand, and the specificity of local/national cultures, on the other; and (3) the digital media landscape seen in terms of the need to rethink, perhaps even redefine cultural journalism and cultural critique...

Culture, Personality, Health, and Family Dynamics: Cultural Competence in the Selection of Culturally Sensitive Treatments

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Sperry, Len

2010-01-01

Cultural sensitivity and cultural competence in the selection of culturally sensitive treatments is a requisite for effective counseling practice in working with diverse clients and their families, particularly when clients present with health issues or medical problems. Described here is a strategy for selecting culturally sensitive treatments…

Generation of a synthetic mammalian promoter library by modification of sequences spacing transcription factor binding sites

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Tornøe, Jens; Kusk, P.; Johansen, T.E.

2002-01-01

The development of a set of synthetic mammalian promoters with different specific activities is described. The library is based on a synthetic promoter, JeT, constructed as a 200 bp chimeric promoter built from fragments of the viral SV40 early promoter and the human beta-actin and ubiquitin C......, was obtained. The measured activity of each promoter in the library was highly specific and reproducible when tested in HiB5 and ARPE-19 cell culture....

Usporedba antibakterijske i antigljivične učinkovitosti otopina za dezinfekciju mekih kontaktnih leća

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Kuzman, Tomislav; Pokupec, Rajko; Kalauz, Miro; Juri, Jelena; Bujger, Zdenko; Presečki, Aleksandra

2008-01-01

Cilj studije bio je usporediti antibakterijska i antigljivična svojstva pet tekućina za dezinfekciju mekih kontaktnih leća. Ispitane su slijedeće tekućine: Oxysept Comfort (Advanced Medical Optics), Nitilens One Step (Avizor), Opti-Free Express (Alcon Laboratories), Complete Moisture Plus (Advanced Medical Optics) i Nitilens All-in-one (Avizor). Usporedili smo njihovu učinkovitost u dezinfekciji fiziološke otopine eksperimentalno kontaminirane slijedećim mikroorganizmima (American Type Cultur...

Cultured Trash, Not Trash Culture

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Taufiqurrohman Taufiqurrohman

2017-09-01

Full Text Available As civilized creature, human actually can manage trash as well as possible although it is often stereotyped as a vain thing. This article gives the proof that trash can be cultured as well so that a society can take benefits from the existence of it. This article parses ways of orderly managing it at schools, in this case two schools in Jepara. The results say that trash can be cultured by having an organization to manage the Trash Bank at schools and to train students to classify and recycle trash then take advantage of it by selling the collected and the recycled trash. It makes trash have good transformation of values, repelling against the prior stereotype. Finally, by taking example from Trash Bank management at schools, human can have so cultured trash that they would not be trapped by trash culture.

Cultural entrepreneurship

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A. Klamer (Arjo)

2011-01-01

textabstractCultural entrepreneurship is a new character in the cultural sector. This paper characterizes the cultural entrepreneur paying homage to the hermeneutic approach of Don Lavoie and others. The challenge is to render the "cultural" meaningful. An invention is the highlighting of the

Playing up and playing down cultural identity: Introducing cultural influence and cultural variability.

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Ferguson, Gail M; Nguyen, Jacqueline; Iturbide, Maria I

2017-01-01

Cultural variability (CV) is introduced as an overlooked dimension of cultural identity development pertaining to emphasizing and de-emphasizing the influence of a single cultural identity (i.e., cultural influence [CI]) on daily interactions and behaviors. The Cultural IDentity Influence Measure (CIDIM) is introduced as a novel measure of CI and CV, and hypothesis-driven validation is conducted in two samples along with exploration of associations between CV and well-being. A multicultural sample of 242 emerging adults participated in a daily diary study (Mage = 19.95 years, SDage = 1.40) by completing up to eight daily online surveys containing the CIDIM, criterion measures (ethnic identity, other group orientation, ethnic identity salience and daily variability in salience, social desirability), and measures of personal and interpersonal well-being. A second validation sample (n = 245) completed a 1-time survey with the CIDIM and a subset of criterion measures. Results using both samples show evidence of CI and CV and demonstrate the validity, reliability, and domain-sensitivity of the CIDIM. Further, CV made unique and positive contributions to predicting interaction quality after accounting for ethnic salience and variability in ethnic salience. An analytic approach utilizing standard deviations produced near-identical results to multilevel modeling and is recommended for parsimony. Ethnic minority and majority individuals make daily adjustments to play up and play down the influence of cultural identity on their social interactions and behaviors, and these adjustments predict interpersonal well-being. Cultural influence and cultural variability contribute to our emerging understanding of cultural identity as dynamic and agentic. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).

Migration, cultural bereavement and cultural identity

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BHUGRA, DINESH; BECKER, MATTHEW A

2005-01-01

Migration has contributed to the richness in diversity of cultures, ethnicities and races in developed countries. Individuals who migrate experience multiple stresses that can impact their mental well being, including the loss of cultural norms, religious customs, and social support systems, adjustment to a new culture and changes in identity and concept of self. Indeed, the rates of mental illness are increased in some migrant groups. Mental health practitioners need to be ...

Significance of CCL2, CCL5 and CCR2 polymorphisms for adverse prognosis of Japanese encephalitis from an endemic population of India.

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Chowdhury, Purvita; Khan, Siraj Ahmed

2017-10-20

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a major contributor for viral encephalitis in Asia. Vaccination programme has limited success for largely populated JE endemic countries like India and disease exposure is unavoidable. Involvement of chemokines and its co-receptors for adverse prognosis of JE have been documented both in vitro and in vivo. Identification of the genetic predisposing factor for JE infection in humans is crucial but not yet established. Therefore, we investigated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in chemokines (CCL2 and CCL5) and its co-receptors (CCR2 and CCR5) with their protein level for JE. The study enrolled 87 symptomatic JE cases (mild: severe = 24:63) and 94 asymptomatic controls. Our study demonstrated that CCL2 (rs1024611G), CCL5 (rs2280788G) and CCR2 (rs1799864A) significantly associated with JE (Odds ratio = 1.63, 2.95 and 2.62, respectively and P = 0.045, P = 0.05 and P = 0.0006, respectively). The study revealed that rs1024611G allele was associated with elevated level of CCL2. CCL5 elevation associated with JE mortality having a Cox proportional hazard of 1.004 (P = 0.033). In conclusion, SNPs of chemokine viz. CCL2 (rs1024611G) and its receptor CCR2 (rs1799864A) significantly associated with JE which may serve as possible genetic predisposing factor and CCL5 protein level may act as marker for disease survival.

Using network analysis to explore if professional opinions on Japanese encephalitis risk factors in Nepal reflect a socio-ecological system perspective.

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Hecker, Kent; El Kurdi, Syliva; Joshi, Durgadatt; Stephen, Craig

2013-12-01

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia and a significant public health problem in Nepal. Its epidemiology is influenced by factors affecting its amplifying hosts (pigs), vectors (mosquitoes), and dead-end hosts (including people). While most control efforts target reduced susceptibility to infection either by vaccination of people or pigs or by reduced exposure to mosquitoes; the economic reality of Nepal makes it challenging to implement standard JE control measures. An ecohealth approach has been nominated as a way to assist in finding and prioritizing locally relevant strategies for JE control that may be viable, feasible, and acceptable. We sought to understand if Nepalese experts responsible for JE management conceived of its epidemiology in terms of a socio-ecological system to determine if they would consider ecohealth approaches. Network analysis suggested that they did not conceive JE risk as a product of a socio-ecological system. Traditional proximal risk factors of pigs, mosquitoes, and vaccination predominated experts' conception of JE risk. People seeking to encourage an ecohealth approach or social change models to JE management in Nepal may benefit from adopting social marketing concepts to encourage and empower local experts to examine JE from a socio-ecological perspective.

Incidence of Japanese Encephalitis among Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Cases in West Bengal, India

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Bhaswati Bandyopadhyay

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Background and Objectives. Japanese encephalitis (JE is the most important cause of acute and epidemic viral encephalitis. Every year sporadic JE cases are reported from the various districts of West Bengal, indicating its endemicity in this state. JE vaccination programme has been undertaken by the State Health Department of West Bengal. This study was aimed at seeing the present scenario of JE among acute encephalitis syndrome (AES cases in West Bengal. Materials and Methods. Blood and/or CSF samples were referred from suspected AES cases to the referral virology laboratory of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine from different hospitals of Kolkata. IgM antibody capture ELISA was performed on the CSF and serum samples by JE virus MAC ELISA kit supplied by the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Results. The present study reveals that 22.76% and 5% of the AES cases were positive for JE IgM in 2011 and 2012, respectively. JE is mainly prevalent in children and adolescents below 20 years of age with no gender predilection. Although the percentages of JE positive cases were high in 2011, it sharply decreased thereafter possibly due to better awareness programs, due to mass vaccination, or simply due to natural epidemiological niche periodicity due to herd immunity.

Managing Culture--Making Culture Work for You

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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2006

2006-01-01

An understanding of culture in organisations can offer insights into individual and group behaviour, and leadership. It can help to explain not just what happens in an organisation, but why it happens. However, many people are concerned not just with understanding culture, and hence organisational life. They see culture as something to be…

Types of cross-cultural studies in cross-cultural psychology

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van de Vijver, F.J.R.; Lonner, W.J.; Dinnel, D.L.; Hayes, S.A.; Sattler, D.N.

2003-01-01

From a methodological perspective cross-cultural studies in psychology differ in three dimensions. First, cross-cultural psychological studies can be exploratory or test specific hypotheses. Second, some cross-cultural studies compare countries or ethnic groups while other cross-cultural studies

Aplikace agilní metodiky Scrum a využití podpůrných softwarových nástrojů

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Tošner, Jiří

2015-01-01

Agilní metodiky vývoje software jsou velmi populární pro jejich efektivitu a flexibilitu. Tato diplomová práce je zaměřena na agilní metodiku vývoje software nazvanou Scrum. Nejprve je uvedena základní charakteristika a srovnání tradičních a agilních metodik. Pozornost je věnována zejména zmíněné metodice Scrum, která je v praktické části znázorněna na příkladu využití konkrétní firmou. K organizaci metodiky Scrum je vhodné využít některý ze softwarových nástrojů. Proto je uveden také přehled...

Rehabilitation of a Female Patient after Corrective Surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot

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Cvetković Jovana

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Prikazana je bolesnica stara 25 godina sa tetralogijom Fallot. Ova urođena srčana mana nije tako česta, ali je najčešća među manama sa cijanozom. Lečenje bolesnica sa tetralogijom Fallot je hirurško i može biti palijativno i korektivno. Bolesnica koju smo prikazali imala je palijativnu operaciju, definitivnu korekciju i ponovnu operaciju zbog insuficijencije pulmonalne valvule. Tokom kardiovaskularne rehabilitacije bolesnica je bila ritmički stabilna uz odličnu toleranciju fizičkog napora. Imajući u vidu da se radi o mlađoj ženskoj osobi koja je tokom proteklih godina imala dva spontana abortusa, trudnoća nije apsolutno kontraindikovana, mada su spontani abortusi i komplikacije trudnoće češći kod ovih bolesnica.

Slovensko-bolgarski in Bolgarsko-slovenski priročnik

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Metod Čepar

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Oktobra 2010 je pri Znanstveni založbi Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljublja ni izšel Slovensko – bolgarski in bolgarsko – slovenski priročnik, ki ga je uredil Ljudmil Dimitrov, lektor bolgarskega jezika na oddelku za slavistiko FF v letih 2005-2010. Pri pripravi gesel pa je sodelovala skupina nadarjenih študentov bolgarskega jezika: Ivana Angelova, Ana Drk, Lovro Kozamernik, Sandra Oman in Jaro Samobor. Knjiga je v grobem razdeljena na dva dela. Z ene strani je slovenskobolgarski del, z druge pa bolgarskoslovenski. Vsak posamezni del se dalje deli na enajst večjih poglavij/sklopov, ki se dalje delijo na podpoglavja oz. posamezne sklope. V njih je zajeta kratka predstavitev slovenskega oz. bolgarskega jezika, splošne besede, komunikacije, pa vse do kulture razvedrila, turističnih izrazov in izobraževanja.

Učenje po metodi AVS

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Karmen Špilek Štumberger

1995-12-01

Full Text Available Ker se učimo vse življenje, so učne metode in. pristopi zelo pomembni. Osrednja tema članka je sugestopedija in njen pomen za učenje odraslih. Georgie Lozanov je sugestopedijo utemeljil že leta 1960 kot del sugestologije, ki je temeljila na uporabi hetero- in avtosugestije v izobraževanju. Temelj sugestopedije je, da se mora posameznik znebiti svojih notanjih zavor in doživeti popuščanje napetosti. Sugestopedija ponuja različne tehnike za aktiviranje neizkoriščenih možganskih in telesnih sposobnosti. Pomembno je tudi vplivanje na podzavest z zvokom, besedami, recitacijo ali opazovanjem barv. Vse to naj bi povečevalo sposobnost pomnenja in izboljšalo koncentracijo. Metoda A VS je kombinacija tradicionalnih in avdiovizualnih metod in tehnik ter sprostitvenih tehnik, izpeljanih iz sugestopedije.

Social Media and Leisure Time: Addiction or Lifestyle?

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Rotim, Ana

2017-01-01

Istraživanjem se željelo utvrditi koliko studenti koriste društvene mreže, što na njima točno rade, koriste li ih u društvu te ključno, postoji li nesrazmjer između količine korištenja društvenih mreža i samoprocjene studenata o vlastitoj ovisnosti. Istraživanje je provedeno u dva dijela. Prvi dio istraživanja činila je online anketa koja je provedena na prigodnom uzorku od 406 ispitanika. Drugi dio bio je dnevnik korištenja društvenih mreža kojeg je ispunilo deset studenata. Rezultati dobive...

METODOLOGIJA ZA DIMENZIONIRANJE NESEMAFORIZIRANIH NIVOJSKIH KRIŽIŠČ

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Vogrinec, Petra

2010-01-01

Promet je pomemben dejavnik v razvoju človeštva. Omogoča transport ljudi, tovora in informacij. Ker se cestni promet iz leta v leto povečuje, prihaja do večjih zamud in kolon na cestah in v križiščih. Če so povprečne zamude prevelike, je treba izvesti ukrepe za povečanje prepustnosti ceste oziroma križišča. V diplomi je predstavljena metodologija za dimenzioniranje nesemaforiziranih nivojskih križišč. Poudarek je na križišču glavne in stranske ceste. Izračun je narejen po »Highway Capacity...

Omejitve ustanavljanja družb in spregled pravne osebnosti

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Osolnik, Jana

2017-01-01

V drugi polovici 19. stoletja je bil s primerom Salomon v. Salomon & Co Ltd uveljavljeno temeljno načelo prava družb, to je načelo samostojnosti družbe in skladno s tem načelo ločenosti premoženja družbe od premoženja njenih družbenikov. Ta sodna odločba je utrla pot razvoju kapitalizma in hkrati odprla vrata možnim zlorabam pravne subjektivitete. Kot protiutež ločitvenem načelu je pravo izoblikovalo institut spregleda pravne osebnosti. Čeprav je bil ta institut v Sloveniji uzakonjen pred več...

Cultural values and cross-cultural video consumption on YouTube

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Macy, Michael

2017-01-01

Video-sharing social media like YouTube provide access to diverse cultural products from all over the world, making it possible to test theories that the Web facilitates global cultural convergence. Drawing on a daily listing of YouTube’s most popular videos across 58 countries, we investigate the consumption of popular videos in countries that differ in cultural values, language, gross domestic product, and Internet penetration rate. Although online social media facilitate global access to cultural products, we find this technological capability does not result in universal cultural convergence. Instead, consumption of popular videos in culturally different countries appears to be constrained by cultural values. Cross-cultural convergence is more advanced in cosmopolitan countries with cultural values that favor individualism and power inequality. PMID:28531228

Cultural values and cross-cultural video consumption on YouTube.

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Park, Minsu; Park, Jaram; Baek, Young Min; Macy, Michael

2017-01-01

Video-sharing social media like YouTube provide access to diverse cultural products from all over the world, making it possible to test theories that the Web facilitates global cultural convergence. Drawing on a daily listing of YouTube's most popular videos across 58 countries, we investigate the consumption of popular videos in countries that differ in cultural values, language, gross domestic product, and Internet penetration rate. Although online social media facilitate global access to cultural products, we find this technological capability does not result in universal cultural convergence. Instead, consumption of popular videos in culturally different countries appears to be constrained by cultural values. Cross-cultural convergence is more advanced in cosmopolitan countries with cultural values that favor individualism and power inequality.

Cultural values and cross-cultural video consumption on YouTube.

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Minsu Park

Full Text Available Video-sharing social media like YouTube provide access to diverse cultural products from all over the world, making it possible to test theories that the Web facilitates global cultural convergence. Drawing on a daily listing of YouTube's most popular videos across 58 countries, we investigate the consumption of popular videos in countries that differ in cultural values, language, gross domestic product, and Internet penetration rate. Although online social media facilitate global access to cultural products, we find this technological capability does not result in universal cultural convergence. Instead, consumption of popular videos in culturally different countries appears to be constrained by cultural values. Cross-cultural convergence is more advanced in cosmopolitan countries with cultural values that favor individualism and power inequality.

Blood culture bottles are superior to conventional media for vitreous culture.

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Thariya, Patsuda; Yospaiboon, Yosanan; Sinawat, Suthasinee; Sanguansak, Thuss; Bhoomibunchoo, Chavakij; Laovirojjanakul, Wipada

2016-08-01

To compare blood culture bottles and conventional media for the vitreous culture in patients with clinically suspected infectious endophthalmitis. Retrospective comparative study at KKU Eye Center, Khon Kaen University. There were 342 patients with clinically suspected infectious endophthalmitis participated in the study. The vitreous specimens were inoculated in both blood culture bottles and on conventional culture media (blood agar, MacConkey agar, chocolate agar, Sabouraud dextrose agar and thioglycolate broth). The number of positive culture yields in both blood culture bottles and conventional media. Positive culture yields in both methods were found in 151 eyes (49.5%). There were 136 of 151 eyes (90.1%) with positive culture in blood culture bottles, whereas 99 of 151 eyes (65.6%) yielded positive cultures in conventional media. These findings were different with a statistical significance (P culture bottles and conventional media improved the yield. Blood culture bottles are superior to conventional media for vitreous culture in clinically suspected infectious endophthalmitis. Vitreous culture using blood culture bottles should be recommended as the primary method for microbiological diagnosis. A combination of both methods further improves the positive culture yield. © 2016 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

GEODETSKE MERITVE IN ČASOVNO PLANIRANJE MONITORINGA PRI GRADNJI GARAŽNE HIŠE

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Žižek, Marko

2011-01-01

Diplomska naloga pokriva problematiko geodetskih kontrolnih meritev (monitoringa) med gradnjo. Glavni cilj diplomske naloge je prikazati metode monitoringa in različne metode geodetskega merjenja. Podrobno sta opisani merski metodi niveliranja in tahimetrije, kot tudi instrumenti, ki jih uporabljamo. Predstavljena je metoda niveliranja na konkretnem primeru in sicer gra za objekt garažne hiše v centru mesta Maribor. V nalogi je tudi predstavljen terminski plan samih meritev. Plan je prikazan ...

Family Counseling: Cultural Sensitivity, Relativism, and the Cultural Defense.

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May, Kathleen M.

1998-01-01

Cultural sensitivity, cultural relativism, and the cultural defense are defined and described. Each concept is addressed in terms of its relationship to couple and family counseling. The role of counselor must be broadened and deepened to include the role of cultural broker. (Author/EMK)

Industrial cultures

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Rasmussen, Lauge Baungaard

1996-01-01

The chapter deals with different paradigms andtheories of cultural development. The problem toexplain change and methods to analyse developmentin different cultures are presented and discussed.......The chapter deals with different paradigms andtheories of cultural development. The problem toexplain change and methods to analyse developmentin different cultures are presented and discussed....

Beyond cultural values? Cultural leadership ideals and entrepreneurship

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Stephan, Ute; Pathak, Saurav

2016-01-01

This paper offers a fresh perspective on national culture and entrepreneurship research. It explores the role of Culturally-endorsed implicit Leadership Theories (CLTs) – i.e., the cultural expectations about outstanding, ideal leadership – on individual entrepreneurship. Developing arguments based on culture-entrepreneurship fit, we predict that charismatic and self-protective CLTs positively affect entrepreneurship. They provide a context that enables entrepreneurs to be co-operative in ord...

Biblinės dramos ženklai ikiegzilinėje Bernardo Brazdžionio poezijoje

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Rakutienė, Silvija

2005-01-01

The beginning of the 20th century is the difficult time in the human history. The tendencies of individualism, relativism and subjectivism influenced all the areas of the culture – philosophy, religion, art. In the third-fourth decades the Lithuanian poets tried to restore the principles of idealism, to bring back the ideals of good and justice to the life of the society. The people of the 20th century needed the ideas of eternity and God as the main true worth. The synthesis of idealistic-ca...

Articulating cultures: socio-cultural experiences of black female ...

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Articulating cultures: socio-cultural experiences of black female immigrant students in South African schools 1. ... Gender and Behaviour ... and worrisome issue is that of the erosion of the social and cultural mores of Black3 immigrant students.

Occupation, well-being, and culture: Theory and cultural humility.

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Hammell, Karen R Whalley

2013-10-01

The Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement depicts individuals embedded within cultural environments that afford occupational possibilities. Culture pertains not solely to ethnicity or race but to any dimension of diversity, including class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability. This paper highlights specific dimensions of cultural diversity and their relationships to occupational engagement and well-being. Cultural variations constitute the basis for a socially constructed hierarchy of traits that significantly determine occupational opportunities and impact mental health and well-being. Cultural humility is an approach to redressing power imbalances in client-therapist relationships by incorporating critical self-evaluation and recognizing that cultural differences lie not within clients but within client-therapist relationships. It is proposed that theoretical relevance would be enhanced if culturally diverse perspectives were incorporated into theories of occupation. Cultural humility is advocated as an approach to theoretical development and in efforts to counter professional Eurocentrism, ethnocentrism, and intellectual colonialism.

Nuclear safety culture based on the organizational and individual culture

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Li Jingxi; Ren Ou

2005-01-01

The nuclear safety culture is used increasingly and developed by countries that have nu- clear plants all over the world, since the term 'safety culture' was first introduced by IAEA in 1986. Enterprises culture reflects many terms in an enterprise, such as management level and staff quality. The safety culture is the center in a nuclear enterprises culture, and relates directly to the safety and outstanding achievement of operation. This paper discusses the nuclear safety culture from the viewpoints of the organizational and individual cultures. (authors)

Digital culture as a converging paradigm for technology and culture: Challenges for the culture sector

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Aleksandra Uzelac

2010-05-01

Full Text Available Digital culture is a new and complex concept. Digital advances are increasingly interacting with the world of culture and the arts, leading to a convergence of technologies, media and information and shaping communication modes. The new possibilities offered by the digital technologies -namely, global connectivity and the emergence of new networks- challenge our traditional understanding of culture and make it necessary for us to take on the board the concept of a digital culture. This article views digital culture as a new social system that determines experiences and opportunities for the citizens of today. Digital technologies and the networked environment have introduced new practices, opportunities and threats, and the culture sector needs to find appropriate ways for operating in this new reality.

Exploring the 'cultural' in cultural competencies in Pacific mental health.

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Samu, Kathleen Seataoai; Suaalii-Sauni, Tamasailau

2009-02-01

Cultural competency is about the ability of individuals and systems to respond respectfully and effectively to the cultural needs of peoples of all cultures. Its general attributes include knowledge, attitudes, skills and professional judgment. In Pacific mental health, 'the cultural' is generally understood to be ethnic culture. Accordingly, Pacific cultural competencies assume ethnic specific markers. In mental health Pacific cultural competencies has seen a blending of cultural and clinical beliefs and practices. This paper provides an overview of five key theme areas arising from Auckland-based ethnic-specific Pacific workshop data: language, family, tapu relationships, skills and organisation policy. Workshop participants comprised of Pacific mental health providers, Pacific consumers, family members of Pacific consumers and members of the Pacific community members. This paper purports that identifying the perceptions of different Pacific groups on ethnic-specific elements of cultural competencies are necessary to build and strengthen the capacity and capability of mental health services to provide culturally relevant services.

On Tea Bowl from Jianzhan to Tenmoku: Material Culture and Intangible Culture in Cultural Diffusion

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Jianping Guan

2014-12-01

Full Text Available According to precise and scientific literature that recorded, Chinese tea culture has a documented history of more than 1700 years. During which period, Yuan Dynasty was considered a crucial turning-point with great changes. The current tea culture in China is an adoption and innovation of Ming and Qing dynasty, especially in the form of processing technology. For those elements inherited from Tang and Song dynasties, however, they were more directly adopted systematically by Japan. Ever since powdered tea culture from Song dynasty was accepted in Japan, Jianzhan, the tea bowl that gained renowned reputation in the Song tea culture was also introduced and became tenmoku (tianmu after localization. As the transformation of Chinese tea culture ended in Japan, Japanese tea culture of wabi-cha was shaped after the tenmoku’s obvious decline in value. Jianzhan’s prosper, and tenmoku’s emergence and transition, all proved a definitive impact from intangible culture.

Bridging Culture On-Line: Strategies for Teaching Cultural Sensitivity.

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Wendler, M. Cecilia; Struthers, Roxanne

2002-01-01

An online cross-cultural health course for nurses sought to provide access to cultural experiences by culturally congruent use of a minority visiting scholar and required participation in cultural enrichment activities. Course and faculty evaluations were designed to be appropriate for the asynchronous environment. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

Cultural relativism and cultural diversity: implications for nursing practice.

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Baker, C

1997-09-01

This article examines the doctrine of cultural relativism in nursing practice. To introduce the issue, an overview of the intellectual history of cultural relativism is presented. The academic themes of the debate surrounding cultural relativism are illustrated with an example of the social controversy in France involving cultural relativism as used to defend the practice of female genital excision among immigrant communities. The dilemma faced by nursing in making cross-cultural judgments is then examined in the light of the academic and social debates. The article concludes with a theoretical resolution of the issue of cultural relativism for nursing practice that is based on hermeneutic philosophy.

Culture Analysis: The Interaction of Organizational and National Culture

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Marina Arnoldovna Makarchenko

2015-01-01

The article is devoted to the interaction between organizational culture factors. A comparative analysis of the Russian and Argentine companies culture using different methods shows the impact of the national mentality in organizational culture. The thesis is the need to introduce the term "regional culture" in relation to modern Russia.

Cultural evolutionary theory: How culture evolves and why it matters.

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Creanza, Nicole; Kolodny, Oren; Feldman, Marcus W

2017-07-24

Human cultural traits-behaviors, ideas, and technologies that can be learned from other individuals-can exhibit complex patterns of transmission and evolution, and researchers have developed theoretical models, both verbal and mathematical, to facilitate our understanding of these patterns. Many of the first quantitative models of cultural evolution were modified from existing concepts in theoretical population genetics because cultural evolution has many parallels with, as well as clear differences from, genetic evolution. Furthermore, cultural and genetic evolution can interact with one another and influence both transmission and selection. This interaction requires theoretical treatments of gene-culture coevolution and dual inheritance, in addition to purely cultural evolution. In addition, cultural evolutionary theory is a natural component of studies in demography, human ecology, and many other disciplines. Here, we review the core concepts in cultural evolutionary theory as they pertain to the extension of biology through culture, focusing on cultural evolutionary applications in population genetics, ecology, and demography. For each of these disciplines, we review the theoretical literature and highlight relevant empirical studies. We also discuss the societal implications of the study of cultural evolution and of the interactions of humans with one another and with their environment.

STABILIZACIJA ROBOTA NA ŽOGI IN KALMANOV FILTER

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Turk, Janez

2016-01-01

Stabilizacija robota na žogi je dvodimenzionalen problem inverznega nihala (Segway). V magistrskem delu je opisana izdelava strojnega dela robota (konstrukcije in vezja), načrtovanje vseh uporabljenih algoritmov ter potek programa v digitalnem signalnem procesorju. Glavni problem, ki smo se mu najbolj posvetili, je slab podatek o nagibu, ki ga pridobimo z zlivanjem senzorskih podatkov giroskopa in pospeškometra. Za izboljšanje delovanja je še veliko rezerve pri načrtovanju regulatorjev. Poleg...

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Presoja inovativnosti menedžerjev s kazenskopravnega vidika kot bistvenega kriterija družbene odgovornosti

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Cunk, Zoran

2016-01-01

Zgodovinskost človeka je obenem podoba njegove ustvarjalnosti, ki predstavlja izraz človekove specifične lastnosti. Ustvarjalnost pa je potrebno tudi vrednotno ocenjevati (v dobrobit človeštva) v skladu z zakonom zadostne in potrebne celovitosti skozi prizmo njenega doprinosa k doseganju celovite družbene odgovornosti in ne samo njenega enostranskega dela, gospodarjenja. Gospodarjenje je rezultat človekove ustvarjalnosti, hkrati pa predstavlja področje možne (in zahtevane) človekove ustvarjal...

ZAGOTAVLJANJE CELOVITO PRODUKTIVNEGA VZDRŽEVANJA V PODJETJU ODELO D.O.O.

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Strgar, Nina

2013-01-01

V današnjem času je vsak proizvodni proces del globalnega trga, podjetja pa so prisiljena kontinuirano izboljševati konkurenčno sposobnost svojih proizvodnih procesov. Eno od orodij za izboljševanje teh procesov je uvajanje in zagotavljanje TPM (celovito produktivno vzdrževanje), ki je postal sinonim najnaprednejših proizvodnih sistemov. TPM je torej ena od pomembnih aktivnosti, ki jo lahko uporabimo pri uvajanju sistema kakovosti, saj neposredno vpliva na kakovost proizvodov. Glavna zam...

Prodajalne prihodnosti

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Jurič, Urška

2017-01-01

Diplomski projekt z naslovom Prodajalne prihodnosti je zasnovan na teoretičnih izhodiščih ter primerih. Sodobni svet temelji na tehnologiji. Vsaka inovacija ali napredek v podjetju je zasnovan na napredku tehnologije in s tehnologijo povezanim sistemom. Hiter razvoj tehnologije nas je pripeljal do četrte industrijske revolucije, kar močno vpliva na delovanje fizičnih in spletnih trgovin. Dobro zastavljena strategija zadovoljevanja kupcev je temelj za uspeh podjetja. V okviru projekta sem razi...

POSLOVNO KOMUNICIRANJE V MEDNARODNEM OKOLJU

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Vidali, Uroš

2016-01-01

V prvem delu diplomske naloge sta splošno predstavljena kultura in proces komunikacije. Zaradi velikega števila raziskovalcev na tem področju obstajajo različne opredelitve pojma kultura in njegovih dimenzij. Predstavljenih je nekaj vodilnih avtorjev, njihovih modelov in definicij. Krajše poglavje je namenjeno tudi medkulturni komunikaciji, ki je ena izmed osnov za uspešnost v mednarodnem poslovanju. V nadaljevanju diplomskega dela je v ospredju poslovna komunikacija v mednarodnem okolju....

Seasonal Patterns of Japanese Encephalitis and Associated Meteorological Factors in Taiwan.

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Lin, Che-Liang; Chang, Hsiao-Ling; Lin, Chuan-Yao; Chen, Kow-Tong

2017-10-29

The persistent transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in Taiwan necessitates exploring the risk factors of occurrence of Japanese encephalitis (JE). The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between meteorological factors and the incidence of JE in Taiwan. We collected data for cases of JE reported to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) from 2000 to 2014. Meteorological data were obtained from the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. The relationships between weather variability and the incidence of JE in Taiwan were determined via Poisson regression analysis and a case-crossover methodology. During the 15-year study period, a total of 379 cases of JE were reported. The incidence of JE showed significant seasonality, with the majority of cases occurring in summertime (for oscillation, p Taiwan. Therefore, these factors could be regarded as warning signals indicating the need to implement preventive measures.

Podnikatelský záměr

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Stolejda, Karel

2012-01-01

Cílem práce je definice a popis podnikatelského záměru. V prvních částech je popis zaměřen na teoretické poznatky. Je popsán rozdíl mezi podnikatelským plánem a záměrem. Jsou popsány důležité prvky a části podnikatelského záměru, jednotlivé druhy studií a fáze projektu. Důraz je kladen na analýzy projektu jako je SWOT a SLEPT analýza a analýza ekonomické efektivnosti. V praktické části práce je zpracována analýza podnikatelského záměru jako případný podklad pro rozhodnutí o realizaci nebo zam...

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Mridula Garg

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Otvori oči, pa po običaju najprije baci pogled na sat na zapešću... Tek je pola sedam. No učas ih čvrsto zaklopi, iščekujući škriput kreveta i glas: „Ustaješ?“ Ali tišina potraja, pa otvori oči i uvidi, sama je u krevetu. Pa da, Rađan je noćas otišao u Delhi. Zaboravila je. Hm, sad nema razloga za žurbu. Udahne, duboko i polako, pa se s izdahom zakotrlja po cijelom krevetu. Dok je ležala na drugom rubu, s rukom preko lica, u ušima joj jače odjekne tika-taka njezina sata. Osmjehne se. Navikla je spavati sa satom na zapešću. Rađan se stalno nervira: „Zašto da ti sat cijelu noć kucka kraj uha. Hajde, skini ga.“ Makne ruku s lica, namjesti jastuk pod trbuh i opruži se, raskriljenih ruku, po cijelome krevetu. Ah, kakav je užitak spavati dokasno. Kad je Rađan kod kuće, već se oko šest, pola sedam sve ustrči. Priprema čaja, doručka, usto i ručka, a u osam Rađan odlazi u ured. Bog zna otkud Rađanu ta loša navika ranog ustajanja. Kako god, ona je danas slobodna. Može što poželi. Stoga opusti tijelo spremna da još malo odrijema.

Prednosti metode Montessori pri obravnavi oseb z demenco

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Andreja Ljubič

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Uvod: Demenca je kronično obolenje s tendenco upadanja kognitivnih sposobnosti obolelega. Uporaba metod za obvladovanje in trening osnovnih življenjskih aktivnosti, ki omogočajo daljše obdobje samostojnega življenja pacienta z demenco, je v tujini uveljavljena z različnimi novejšimi koomplementarnimi pristopi. Ena izmed uveljavljenih metod je pristop Marie Montessori, prilagojen odraslim pacientom z demenco. V članku je predstavljena metoda montessori pri obravnavi pacienta z demenco in njeni učinki na kakovost življenja pacienta z demenco. Metode: Uporabljena je bila deskriptivna raziskovalna metodologija s pregledom domače in tuje literature. Za prikaz pregleda petih preko spleta dostopnih podatkovnih baz in odločanja o uporabnosti pregledanih virov je bila uporabljena metoda PRISMA. V končni pregled literature je bilo ključenih 19 člankov, objavljenih do maja 2016. Za obdelavo podatkov je bil uporabljen model analize konceptov. Večina zajetih raziskav je bila izvedena v Združenih državah Amerike. Rezultati: Po pregledu raziskav so bila identificirana tri tematska področja: (1 vpliv metode montessori na sodelovanje in prizadevanje, (2 vpliv metode montessori na vedenje, povezano s hranjenjem, in (3 vpliv metode montessori na širšo skupino kognitivnih sposobnosti. Diskusija in zaključek: Kljub majhnemu številu člankov, ki opisujejo uporabo metode montessori pri obravnavi pacientov z demenco, metodo lahko predstavimo kot učinkovito. Avtorji raziskav ugotavljajo, da pristop ne le omogoča ohranjanje kognitivnih sposobnosti, temveč le-te celo izboljšuje.

Utjecaj infekcije virusom AEK na proizvodnju mlijeka francuske alpske koze u Hrvatskoj

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Bruna Tariba

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Istraživan je utjecaj infekcije virusom artritis encefalitisa koza (AEK, kliničkog artritisa i subkliničkog mastitisa na trajanje laktacije, ukupno mlijeko i sastav mlijeka. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 808 koza pasmine francuska alpska koza s proizvodnih mliječnih farmi u Hrvatskoj. Uzeti su uzorci krvi za serološka testiranja i uzorci mlijeka za detekciju subkliničkog mastitisa. Prisutnost kliničkog artritisa dijagnosticirana je pregledom i palpacijom zglobova. Podaci o laktacijama i proizvodnji preuzeti su od Hrvatske poljoprivredne agencije (HPA. Zasebno su testirani utjecaji AEK infekcije i kliničkog artritisa na ukupno mlijeko, trajanje laktacije i sastav mlijeka (mast, protein, laktoza pomoću GLM procedure za modele koji su uključivali godinu mjerenja, broj laktacije i subklinički mastitis. Infekcija AEK virusom potvrđena je u 53,72 % koza od ukupnog broja koza. Od ukupnog uzorka 23,08 % inficirano je s AEK i imalo subklinički mastitis bakterijske etiologije. Nadalje 22,47 % od ukupnog broja imalo je klinički artritis. Od ukupnog broja 16,95 % bilo je AEK pozitivno i imalo klinički artritis. Utjecaj infekcije virusom AEK potvrđen je za sva analizirana svojstva u smislu smanjenja proizvodnih rezultata. Klinički artritis je pokazao značajan utjecaj na smanjenje većine proizvodnih vrijednosti osim na ukupno mlijeko, udio (% masti laktoze i ukupnu laktozu (kg. Subklinički mastitis nije značajno utjecao na trajanje laktacije, kao ni udio (% i udio masti, proteina i laktoze.

Making Safety Culture a Corporate Culture

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Svenningsson, J.

2016-01-01

Safety Culture is something that we have actively worked with in the nuclear industry for a long time. Formally, it has been on the agenda since the Chernobyl accident. However, the work with creating a safe organizational culture can of course be traced back even further in time. Over the years a lot has happened in how we are approaching the concept of safety culture and especially how we look upon the human being as a part of the system and how we as humans interact with the organization and technology. For an organization to have a culture that promotes safety it is essential to create an ownership of safety with all workers within the site. To create this ownership it is vital to have the undivided commitment of the management. It all starts with the fundamental values of the organization. These values must then be concluded in firm expectations of behaviors that apply to all workers and management. This could be referred to as expectation of a Professional Behavior that allows us to live up to the company values. At OKG nuclear power plant, a successful Business Improvement Program was recently carried out with intention to develop and contribute to the maturity of the organization in terms of safety. One of the sub-programs of the program was called Professional Behavior - With purpose of making safety into a corporate culture. At OKG, Safety culture is something that systematically been addressed and worked with since 2004. Even though the Safety Culture program could be considered to already have reached a certain level of maturity the Business Improvement program helped the organization to lay the foundation for further development by clarify expected behaviors that was firmly cemented in to the corporate values.

Creating Cultural Consumers: The Dynamics of Cultural Capital Acquisition

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Kisida, Brian; Greene, Jay P.; Bowen, Daniel H.

2014-01-01

The theories of cultural reproduction and cultural mobility have largely shaped the study of the effects of cultural capital on academic outcomes. Missing in this debate has been a rigorous examination of how children actually acquire cultural capital when it is not provided by their families. Drawing on data from a large-scale experimental study…

Impact of insecticides used to control Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith in corn on survival, sex ratio, and reproduction of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley offspring

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Jander R Souza

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Corn (Zea mays L. is cultivated in large areas and considered one of the world's major cereal crops. There are several arthropod pests that can reduce its production such as the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith (Lep.: Noctuidae, which is considered to be the main pest for corn. Fall armyworm is primarily controlled by insecticides. The use of biological control agents to manage this pest is growing with an emphasis on the egg parasitoid Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hym.: Trichogrammatidae. Thus, the aim of this research was to evaluate the impact of the following insecticides (g ai L-1 beta-cypermethrin (0.03, chlorfenapyr (0.60, chlorpyrifos (0.96, spinosad (0.16, etofenprox (0.10, triflumuron (0.08, alfa-cypermethrin/teflubenzuron (0.0425/0.0425, and lambda-cyhalothrin/thiamethoxam (0.11/0.083 on survival, sex ratio, reproduction, and T. pretiosum offspring. Distilled water was used as a control. Commercial insecticide formulations were diluted in distilled water. Bioassays used Anagasta kuehniella eggs treated with insecticides which were afterwards exposed to parasitism. Bioassays were conducted under controlled conditions at 25 ± 2 °C, 70 ± 10% RH, and 12:12 h photoperiod. Alfa-cypermethrin/teflubenzuron, beta-cypermethrin, chlorpyrifos, chlorfenapyr, spinosad, etofenprox, and lambda-cyhalothrin/thiamethoxam reduced parasitism capacity of maternal generation females as well as the percentage of insect emergence from the F1 generation. Only triflumuron was selective for T. pretiosum and can be recommended along with this parasitoid in fall armyworm management programs in corn.

Mediating production and consumption: cultural capital and 'cultural workers'.

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Wright, David

2005-03-01

This paper examines recent debates about the role of what Bourdieu termed cultural intermediaries in the formation and reproduction of the relations of cultural capital. Workers in the cultural or creative industries were given a central place in Bourdieu's schema in the creation of hierarchies of value in the production and consumption of symbolic goods. Subsequent writers about the apparent emergence of a creative economy (Lash and Urry 1994; Featherstone 1991) have given workers involved in the production and distribution of cultural goods a pivotal place in the development of late or post-modernity. More recent work (Negus 2002; Nixon and du Gay 2002) has criticized the validity and coherence of the term as it has come to be understood and called for more rigour in its definition and use. This paper adds to this debate by considering the book trade as a space in which the gap between production and consumption of cultural goods is mediated. It suggests that cultural intermediaries, as cultural workers, are engaged in the reproduction of the cultural aspects of social class by 'shoring up' their insecure position in the relations of cultural capital, rather than simply being the taste leaders of a reflexive modernity.

Inhaken met sociale media in 60 minuten

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Thijs Waardenburg; Komala Mazerant

2018-01-01

Met creatieve content die slim inhaakt op actuele gebeurtenissen kun je elke dag nieuwe mensen bereiken. Goedkoper dan adverteren op sociale media, en sympathieker bovendien.Thijs Waardenburg en Komala Mazerant leggen uit hoe je kansrijke inhakers bedenkt en communiceert om je bereik op sociale

Tijdelijk leiderschap : Dienstbaarheid aan mens en organisatie

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Schaveling, J.

2008-01-01

Wanneer je tijdelijk wordt ingehuurd als leidinggevende of adviseur, heb je een aparte relatie met de organisatie. Word het 'klus klaren en wegwezen', of kun je meer betekenen? Tijdelijk Leiderschap is een boek voor betrokken leiders die hun bijzondere positie van 'buitenstaander, willen gebruiken

Forensic culture as epistemic culture: the sociology of forensic science.

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Cole, Simon A

2013-03-01

This paper explores whether we can interpret the notion of 'forensic culture' as something akin to what Knorr-Cetina called an 'epistemic culture'. Can we speak of a 'forensic culture', and, if so, how is it similar to, or different from, other epistemic cultures that exist in what is conventionally called 'science'? This question has important policy implications given the National Academy Science's (NAS) recent identification of 'culture' as one of the problems at the root of what it identified as 'serious deficiencies' in U.S. forensic science and 'scientific culture' as an antidote to those problems. Finding the NAS's characterisation of 'scientific culture' overly general and naïve, this paper offers a preliminary exploration of what might be called a 'forensic culture'. Specifically, the paper explores the way in which few of the empirical findings accumulated by sociologists of science about research science seem to apply to forensic science. Instead, forensic science seems to have developed a distinct culture for which a sociological analysis will require new explanatory tools. Faithful sociological analysis of 'forensic culture' will be a necessary prerequisite for the kind of culture change prescribed by external reformist bodies like the NAS. Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Culture Three Ways: Culture and Subcultures Within Countries.

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Oyserman, Daphna

2017-01-03

Culture can be thought of as a set of everyday practices and a core theme-individualism, collectivism, or honor-as well as the capacity to understand each of these themes. In one's own culture, it is easy to fail to see that a cultural lens exists and instead to think that there is no lens at all, only reality. Hence, studying culture requires stepping out of it. There are two main methods to do so: The first involves using between-group comparisons to highlight differences and the second involves using experimental methods to test the consequences of disruption to implicit cultural frames. These methods highlight three ways that culture organizes experience: (a) It shields reflexive processing by making everyday life feel predictable, (b) it scaffolds which cognitive procedure (connect, separate, or order) will be the default in ambiguous situations, and (c) it facilitates situation-specific accessibility of alternate cognitive procedures. Modern societal social-demographic trends reduce predictability and increase collectivism and honor-based go-to cognitive procedures.

Histopathology and the lethal effect of Cry proteins and strains of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner in Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith Caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae

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Full Text Available Among the phytophagous insects which attack crops, the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae is particularly harmful in the initial growth phase of rice plants. As a potential means of controlling this pest, and considering that the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner demonstrates toxicity due to synthesis of the Cry protein, the present study was undertaken to evaluate this toxic effect of B. thuringiensis thuringiensis 407 (pH 408 and B. thuringiensis kurstaki HD-73 on S. frugiperda. The following method was used. Both bacterial strains were evaluated in vitro in 1st instar S. frugiperda caterpillars, by means of histopathological assays. The Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac proteins, codified by the respective strains of B. thuringiensis, were evaluated in vivo by bioassays of 1st instar S. frugiperda caterpillars in order to determine the Mean Lethal Concentration (LC50. The results of the histopathological analysis of the midget of S. frugiperda caterpillars demonstrate that treatment with the B. thuringiensis thuringiensis strain was more efficient, because the degradations of the microvilosities started 9 hours after treatment application (HAT, while in the B. thuringiensis kurstaki the same effect was noticed only after 12 HAT. Toxicity data of the Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac proteins presented for the target-species LC50 levels of 9.29 and 1.79 μg.cm-2 respectively. The strains and proteins synthesised by B. thuringiensis thuringiensis and B. thuringiensis kurstaki are effective in controlling S. frugiperda, and may be used to produce new biopesticides or the genes may be utilised in the genetic transformation of Oryza sativa L.

Within- and between-culture variation: individual differences and the cultural logics of honor, face, and dignity cultures.

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Leung, Angela K-Y; Cohen, Dov

2011-03-01

The CuPS (Culture × Person × Situation) approach attempts to jointly consider culture and individual differences, without treating either as noise and without reducing one to the other. Culture is important because it helps define psychological situations and create meaningful clusters of behavior according to particular logics. Individual differences are important because individuals vary in the extent to which they endorse or reject a culture's ideals. Further, because different cultures are organized by different logics, individual differences mean something different in each. Central to these studies are concepts of honor-related violence and individual worth as being inalienable versus socially conferred. We illustrate our argument with 2 experiments involving participants from honor, face, and dignity cultures. The studies showed that the same "type" of person who was most helpful, honest, and likely to behave with integrity in one culture was the "type" of person least likely to do so in another culture. We discuss how CuPS can provide a rudimentary but integrated approach to understanding both within- and between-culture variation. (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved

Krizni menadžment u funkciji nove teorije menadžmenta

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Jelena Legčević

2014-10-01

Full Text Available Današnji globalizacijski trendovi zahvatili su cijeli svijet i nemoguće je u njima ne sudjelovati. Svijet je u svim svojim pojavnostima postao uistinu međuovisan pa više nije moguće ignorirati novonastale promjene, a zbog kompleksnosti sustava teško je u njemu uspostaviti ravnotežu. Krize danas pogađaju gospodarske subjekte, političke i državne institucije, kao i različite druge organizacije, ali i čovjeka kao osobu. Krizni menadžment je bolji i učinkovitiji ako je krizna strategija određena pravovremeno. Svaka kriza ima svoj put za rješenje, ali je potrebno dobro razmotriti elemente koji ulaze u procjenu rizika s kojima se ulazi u krizu ili kriznu situaciju. Najbolji je način prevencije i obrane od krize osposobiti vlastito osoblje ili utemeljiti krizni stožer u kojemu će se nalaziti stručnjaci kojima su poznati svi alati i sva sredstva s pomoću kojih će se moći predvidjeti i riješiti kriza.

Donava in Sava pri Strabonu in v napisih

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Marjeta Šašel Kos

2010-12-01

Full Text Available V članku so zbrana in komentirana tista mesta v Strabonovi 7. knjigi, kjer piše o Donavi in Savi. Že Herodot je Donavo opredelil kot najpomembnejšo njemu znano reko; pri grških piscih se je zanjo uveljavilo tračansko ime Istros, ki se je tudi pozneje uporabljalo za spodnji tok Donave. Zgornji tok se je imenoval Danuvius/Danubius, ime je verjetno keltsko. Kot božanstvu so Danuviju postavljali oltarje; blizu sotočja Drave in Donave so skupaj z njim počastili tudi boga Drava. Savo je poosebljal bog Savus, ki so ga častili ob zgornjem, nevarnejšem toku reke do Siscije. Skupaj z Adsaluto sta imela svetišče nad brzicami pri Podkraju nasproti Hrastnika, blizu območja nevarnih slapov. Strabon poleg drugih rek dvakrat omenja sicer neznani Noar, ki so ga enačili s celo vrsto rek, med drugim tudi z Odro, vendar je natančna analiza Strabonovega besedila pokazala, da gre lahko le za spodnji tok Save. Izviri Save Dolinke v Zelencih pri Podkorenu so bili sveti kraj, kjer so častili Saverkno.

Driving Cultures: Cars, Young People and Cultural Research

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Sarah Redshaw

2011-11-01

Full Text Available This article describes the Driving Cultures research, the cultural importance of the car and the psychological approaches central to research in the field of road safety and investigations of the over–representation of young people in crashes. The aim of the article is to outline driving as a cultural practice drawing on the experiences of young people as described in focus groups in order to show how cultural research can contribute to a social concern such as traffic injury and death.

Patvorenje sirovog mlijeka dodavanjem vode

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Škrinjar, Darko

1984-01-01

Patvoren je sirovog mlijeka namjernim dodavanjem vode vrlo je privlačan način ostvarenja materijalne dobiti. U težnji da "proizvedu" što veće količine mlijeka, te time ostvare premije, neki proizvođači dolijevaju vodu u sirovo mlijeko. No, rizik razvodnjavanja mlijeka porastao je i u mljekari nenamjernim ulaskom vode otkako se u proizvodnji i preradi mlijeka upotrebljavaju kompleksnija, suvremenija i nepreglednima postrojenja. Ovo je svakodnevna tema za mljekarsku privredu i ima prvorazrednu ...

MANAGEMENT DOGODKOV NA PRIMERU NIKE KONVENCIJE

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Kapić, Sara

2010-01-01

V diplomski nalogi je predstavljen potek ustvarjanja in izvedbe dogodka, ki zajema številne aktivnosti, in sicer na primeru Nike konvencije. Namen diplomske naloge je namreč podati kritično oceno izvajanja aktivnosti, z namenom ugotoviti, katere aktivnosti bi se v okviru upravljanja z dogodkom lahko izpeljale boljše in podati predloge za uspešnejšo zasnovo in organizacijo naslednje Nike konvencije. Na podlagi posnetka je ugotovljeno, da je pri organizaciji, vodenju, izvedbi in nadzoru prihaja...

Primerjalna analiza platform za izdelavo spletnih mest google sites wix

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Orešek, Mateja

2017-01-01

Tema diplomskega seminarja je izdelava spletnih mest s pomočjo brezplačnih orodij. V današnjem času podjetja nujno potrebujejo spletno mesto, saj večina ljudi pridobi informacije na svetovnem spletu in za nekatera podjetja je strošek izdelave spletnega mesta prevelik, zato smo v diplomskem projektu preverjali, ali lahko izdelamo spletno mesto brez znanja programiranja in ali je spletno mesto, izdelano z brezplačnimi orodji, vseeno lahko videti profesionalno. Namen diplomskega projekta je ...

Imenje (nomenklatura) i nazivlje (terminologija) organske kemije. I. Šezdeset godina hrvatske organsko-kemijske nomenklature

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Rapić, V.; Varga-Defterdarović, L.

2013-01-01

U ovomu je članku opisana povijest i razvitak hrvatske nomenklature organskih spojeva - od prvoga hrvatskog prijevoda međunarodnih nomenklaturnih preporuka do današnjih dana. U uvodnome dijelu definirana su trivijalna, uvriježena, sustavna (racionalna) i polusustavna imena te je rastumačena etimologija i značenje pojmova nomenklatura i terminologija i njihovih prevedenica imenje i nazivlje. U središnjem poglavlju ukazano je na potrebu osmišljavanja naše nacionalne nomenklature, što je uoč...

Kaznivo dejanje prikazovanja, izdelave, posesti in posredovanja pornografskega gradiva (176. člen KZ-1)

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Jeran, Ana

2017-01-01

Analiza 176. člena slovenskega kazenskega zakonika je pokazala, kako zapleteno je vprašanje prepovedi soočenja otrok s pornografskim gradivom in kako nujno potrebna je primerna inkriminacija otroške pornografije zaradi vse bolj razširjenega in dostopnega interneta. Gre za najhitreje rastoči internetni trg, zato je za boj proti tovrstnemu kriminalu potrebno sodelovanje na mednarodni ravni, ki se odraža v številnih mednarodnopravno sprejetih aktih, ki obravnavajo to materijo. Glavni cilj inkrim...

Robotovo pojasnjevanje svojih odločitev

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Cvetkov, Martin

2017-01-01

Eden izmed ciljev umetne intelegence je razvoj robotov, ki so sposobni ustvarjati načrte in delovati samostojno, kot ljudje. Cilj tega magistrskega dela je zagotoviti robotsko roko s šestimi prostostnimi stopnjami, ki je sposobna manipulirati s predmeti z uporabo inverzne kinematike ter samostojno planirati reševanje danih nalog. Hkrati, med izvajanjem načrta, robot pojasni vsako svojo odločitev oz. akcijo, ki jo izvede. Motiv za to magistrsko delo je to, da pogosto vidimo, kako robot...

Učinkovitost terapevtskega ultrazvoka pri zmanjševanju bolečine pri artrozi kolena

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Blas, Marjeta

2018-01-01

Uvod: Artroza je degenerativni proces, ki lahko privede do deformacije kolenskega sklepa ter predvsem pri starejših povzroči težave pri vsakodnevnih opravilih in zmanjša kakovost njihovega življenja. Glavni simptom je bolečina. Pomembno vlogo pri zdravljenju ima fizioterapija. Inštrumentalna fizioterapija, kot je ultrazvok, se pogosto uporablja za zmanjševanje bolečine ali kot predpriprava na vadbo. Namen: Namen diplomskega dela je na osnovi pregleda objavljene strokovne in znanstvene literat...

VIDEO PRIKAZ VIZUALIZACIJE DOŽIVLJAJA ENGLESKE PJESME KUBLA KHAN UZ POMOĆ ALATA ZA OBRADU MULTIMEDIJE

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Stojaković, Biljana; Popović, Mihaela

2017-01-01

U radu je prikazan način na koji je uz pomoć alata multimedije postignuta vizualizacija doživljaja poznate engleske pjesme Kubla Khan, osebujnog autora Samuela Taylora Coleridgea. Izrađen je video kojim se dočarao subjektivni doživljaj pjesme, predstavljeni su opisani dijelove pjesme i usklađeni ritam kitica, slika i animacije. Korišteni su programi Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash i Adobe Illustrator.. Video je doprinos aplikaciji LEO (Learning English Online) koju stu...

BOL I SMJERNICE ZA SUZBIJANJE BOLI PRI KRONIČNOJ RANI

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PERSOLI-GUDELJ, MARIJANA; LONČARIĆ-KATUŠIN, MIRJANA; MIŠKOVIĆ, PETAR

2016-01-01

U ovom preglednom članku opisan je patomehanizam nastanka bolnog osjeta sa posebnim osvrtom na pojavu boli kod kronične rane. Prikazane su smjernice (preporuke) za njeno liječenje. U liječenju je stavljen naglasak na farmakoterapiju (analgetici). Kao temelj racionalne primjene analgetika preporuča se »trostupanjska» ljestvica SZO-e. Istaknuta je potreba kombinacije farmakoterapije s nefarmakološkim postupcima (kirurški, fi zikalni). Posebno je istaknut pozitivni učinak VIP svjetla na ubrza...

Utjecaj guma za žvakanje u prevenciji karijesa

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Janković, Bernard; Ciglar, Ivana; Knežević, Alena; Miletić, Ivana; Bračić, H.

2003-01-01

Zubni karijes je zbog svoje rasprostranjenosti u svijetu velik javnozdravstveni problem. Zbog toga ne iznenađuje činjenica da postoji velik broj materijala i postupaka kojima je svrha prevencija nastanka zubnoga karijesa. Jedan je od tih postupaka uporaba guma za žvakanje koje simuliranjem lučenja sline sprječavaju stvaranje dentobakterijskoga plaka na površinu zuba i uklanjaju već akumulirani plak. Ispitivanje je obuhvatilo 16 studenata (12 studentice i 4 studenta) 3., 4. i 5. godine Stomato...

FACEBOOK IN PARTNERSKI ODNOSI: Vloga uporabe Facebooka in stilov navezanosti v partnerskih odnosih pri izražanju in doživljanju ljubosumja na Facebooku

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Fermišek, Neja

2017-01-01

Popularnost Facebooka je v zadnjih nekaj letih izrazito narastla, vendar kljub temu njegov vpliv na partnerske odnose še zmeraj ostaja relativno neraziskan. Magistrsko delo ugotavlja, kako je uporaba Facebooka povezana z ljubosumjem in nadzorom partnerja na Facebooku ter z zadovoljstvom v samem partnerskem odnosu. Ker pa je romantična ljubezen proces navezanosti, se nam je prav tako zdelo pomembno, da v empiričnem delu raziščemo povezavo med različnimi stili navezanosti in ljubosumjem na Face...

BREZŽIČNI PRENOS SLIKE MULTIKOPTERJA S STABILIZACIJO KAMERE V OKOLJU LABVIEW

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Cvirn, Sebastijan

2013-01-01

V delu je opisana izdelava multikopterja s šestimi motorji, hardverske modifikacije na oddajnem in sprejemnem modulu ter softverske na regulatorju hitrosti za brezkrtačne motorje. Opisano je tudi kako smo izvedli celoten stabilizacijski sistem za kamero. Načrtovanje celotnega dvosmernega stabilizacijskega sistema je potekalo v programu SolidWorks 2011. Stabilizacija temelji na odprtokodnem sistemu »BRUSHLESS GIMBAL«. Brezžičen analogni prenos slike na osebni računalnik je bil dosežen z brezpl...

Upravljanje zaposlenicima starije životne dobi – model djelotvornog upravljanja u hrvatskim organizacijama

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Pološki Vokić, Nina; Grgurić, Lana

2011-01-01

Starenje stanovništva jedan je od demografskih procesa koji obilježava suvremeno društvo, zbog čega je potrebno, kako na razini nacija tako i organizacija, prepoznati važnost upravljanja zaposlenicima starije životne dobi, dakle važnost skrbi o njima i osnaživanja njihovog doprinosa stvaranju dodatne vrijednosti. U radu je problematici upravljanja zaposlenicima starije životne dobi pristupljeno i teorijski i empirijski. U teorijskom dijelu rada određen je pojam upravljanja zaposlenicima stari...

UPRAVLJANJE PROJEKTOM IZGRADNJE ZGRADE SVEUČILIŠNE KNJIŽNICE I MULTIMEDIJALNOG CENTRA U OSIJEKU

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Stanković, Mia

2016-01-01

Ovim radom prikazuje se upravljanje projektom izgradnje građevine. U prvom dijelu rada definiran je projekt i njegov životni ciklus. Idućim poglavljem definirano je upravljanje projektima i sva područja upravljanja pojedinim projektom. U radu je prikazan zakonodavni okvir upravljanja projektima u Republici Hrvatskoj. Opisane su tri faze obnove i izgradnje Kampusa Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku. Kao primjer upravljanja projektom prikazana je izgradnja I. faze Sveučilišne knjiž...

Savivertės ugdymas antrojoje vaikystėje ir paauglystėje

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Jarušaitienė, Daina

2006-01-01

The level of self-esteem regulates one’s behavior in various life situations and influences interpersonal relations qreatly. Self-esteem defines everyone’s psychological self-feeling. The development of self-esteem in adolescence is closely connected to education in the family and at school. It’s important to encourage and to strengthen positive self-esteem of a child and his abilities. Purposive bringing-up helps children to enter into relations, based on honour, confidence, tolerance and de...

Exploration of Food Culture in Kisumu: A Socio-Cultural Perspective

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Fredrick Argwenge Odede

2017-07-01

Full Text Available Increasingly food culture in the context of socio-cultural dimension is becoming important for sustainable urban development. In the last four years food festivals have been held in Kisumu attracting several interests both from within and without the City. The Kisumu fish night event of 2013 marked the melting point of food culture in Kisumu. This paper thus explores the noble intention of integrating food culture in Kisumu as a socio-cultural capital for the advancement of City sustainable development agenda. To an agrarian society, life is about food from its production, the processing/preservation up to the consumption or the sharing. People connect to their cultural or ethnic background through similar food patterns.  People from different cultural backgrounds eat different foods leading to the question: Are Luos in Kisumu defined by their own food culture? This study further investigated the mode of production, and storage of food resources, examined food cuisines of the Luo community in Kisumu, and assessed the food habits, practices and beliefs associated with food cuisines, as well as, the nutritional and socio-cultural values of Luo cuisines. The research employed qualitative methods of data collection such as interviews, observation, focused group discussion and photography using purposive and snowball sampling technique. Content analysis was used to draw general universal statements in thematic areas with respect to the research objectives. The study revealed that Luo community in Kisumu has a food culture laced with rich cultural practices, rituals and societal norms that defines them as a distinct cultural identity but interacts with other cultural groups in the metropolitan city of Kisumu. Further, the study confirms that indeed food culture is vital for sustainable development of urban centre granted that Kisumu largely evolved as urban centre for exchange of goods for food.

Cultural Studies and Sociology of Culture in Germany: Relations and Interrelations

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Udo Göttlich

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Over the last three decades, attitudes towards cultural studies in Germany have developed within contexts of contact and conflict with a variety of disciplines, e.g. ethnology, anthropology, sociology, as well as the sociology of culture, liter-ary studies and Kulturwissenschaft(en. On the one hand there is a strong academ-ic interest in how cultural studies perceives and analyzes media culture, popular culture and everyday life. On the other hand boundaries with humanities and so-cial science remain, which leads to criticism and conflicts with cultural studies and its achievements.I will discuss some of the problems concerning the perception and reception of cultural studies among representatives of Kulturwissenschaft(en and sociology of culture. Furthermore I will draw on the role of cultural studies in thematizing cul-tural change and conflicts, and its ability to do so in a way that shows the im-portance of culture and politics.

Film Cross-culture Research under the Perspective of Language and Culture

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2015-01-01

Language as an important tool of cultural transmission, it can achieve the cross-culture development of film. With the strength of globalization, film cross-culture communication are increasing, and how to enhance the communication of film through language and culture and let more people enjoy the thought expressed in film is one of the most important content for cross-culture development of mant films. Different cultural backgrounds will produce large diversities in watching a same film, so it is helpful for the cross-culture development of film when making good use of culture and language, on the contrary, it will become a hindrance. This article do research on cross-culture development of film under the perspective of language and culture to find out the existing problems in present cross-culture development of film and put forward effective resolution strategy in order to promote certain reference for the internationalization of China’s film industry.

CORPORATE CULTURE AS A TOOL TO IMPROVE SAFETY CULTURE

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Erika SUJOVÁ

2013-07-01

Full Text Available The aim of the article is to explain interconnectivity between corporate culture and safety culture, which aim to utilize motivation to prevent work accidents and other unwanted events in an enterprise. The article deals with ways how to improve approaches to Occupational Health & Safety, OH&S, at work place through proper direction of corporate culture. It introduces internal and external determinants of corporate culture, which have a significant effect. The article introduces common features of corporate culture and safety culture as an element of the OH&S management system with emphasis on system effectiveness. The final portion of the article presents the hierarchy of needs model, which may serve as a basis motivating employees to follow safety and health rules at work place.

Competencia cultural e inteligencia cultural. Aportes a la mediación cultural docente

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Maurizia D'Antoni

2011-01-01

Full Text Available El ensayo nace como parte de una investigación mayor que se publicará sobre la inserción profesional docente en la Universidad de Costa Rica. Su finalidad en la investigación en curso es la de explorar los aportes de los estudios sobre competencia cultural e inteligencia cultural, para identificar planteamientos teóricos que fortalezcan nuevos espacios para la mediación cultural docente en la Universidad. Se concluye que el concepto de competencia cultural representa un aporte importante, si se revisa la idea de cultura que subyace y se le transforma en "competencia intercultural". Luego, se define mediación cultural, evidenciándose la importancia de la nueva figura profesional en el contexto actual, los ámbitos de acción donde se ha empleado y se manifiesta la necesidad de promover mediadores y mediadoras culturales en Costa Rica también.

Human nature, human culture: the case of cultural evolution.

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Lewens, Tim

2017-10-06

In recent years, far from arguing that evolutionary approaches to our own species permit us to describe the fundamental character of human nature, a prominent group of cultural evolutionary theorists has instead argued that the very idea of 'human nature' is one we should reject. It makes no sense, they argue, to speak of human nature in opposition to human culture. The very same sceptical arguments have also led some thinkers-usually from social anthropology-to dismiss the intimately related idea that we can talk of human culture in opposition to human nature. How, then, are we supposed to understand the cultural evolutionary project itself, whose proponents seem to deny the distinction between human nature and human culture, while simultaneously relying on a closely allied distinction between 'genetic' (or sometimes 'organic') evolution and 'cultural' evolution? This paper defends the cultural evolutionary project against the charge that, in refusing to endorse the concept of human nature, it has inadvertently sabotaged itself.

Aging in culture.

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Fung, Helene H

2013-06-01

This article reviews the empirical studies that test socioemotional aging across cultures. The review focuses on comparisons between Western (mostly North Americans and Germans) and Eastern cultures (mostly Chinese) in areas including age-related personality, social relationships, and cognition. Based on the review, I argue that aging is a meaning-making process. Individuals from each cultural context internalize cultural values with age. These internalized cultural values become goals that guide adult development. When individuals from different cultures each pursue their own goals with age, cultural differences in socioemotional aging occur.

Culture, cross-role consistency, and adjustment: testing trait and cultural psychology perspectives.

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Church, A Timothy; Anderson-Harumi, Cheryl A; del Prado, Alicia M; Curtis, Guy J; Tanaka-Matsumi, Junko; Valdez Medina, José L; Mastor, Khairul A; White, Fiona A; Miramontes, Lilia A; Katigbak, Marcia S

2008-09-01

Trait and cultural psychology perspectives on cross-role consistency and its relation to adjustment were examined in 2 individualistic cultures, the United States (N=231) and Australia (N=195), and 4 collectivistic cultures, Mexico (N=199), the Philippines (N=195), Malaysia (N=217), and Japan (N=180). Cross-role consistency in trait ratings was evident in all cultures, supporting trait perspectives. Cultural comparisons of mean consistency provided support for cultural psychology perspectives as applied to East Asian cultures (i.e., Japan) but not collectivistic cultures more generally. Some but not all of the hypothesized predictors of consistency were supported across cultures. Cross-role consistency predicted aspects of adjustment in all cultures, but prediction was most reliable in the U.S. sample and weakest in the Japanese sample. Alternative constructs proposed by cultural psychologists--personality coherence, social appraisal, and relationship harmony--predicted adjustment in all cultures but were not, as hypothesized, better predictors of adjustment in collectivistic cultures than in individualistic cultures.

Rodinný dům s ateliérem, Roztoky u Prahy

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Degr, Luboš

2013-01-01

Předmětem této bakalářské práce je novostavba rodinného domu s ateliérem v Roztokách u Prahy. Objekt se dělí na dvě části. První - obytná část je dvoupodlažní a je izolována od komunikace druhou částí. Druhá část je jednopodlažní s otevřeným pracovním prostorem, oddělenou kanceláří a zasedací místností. Objekt je navržen jako zděný z broušených cihelných bloků s keramickou stropní konstrukcí. Střecha objektu je plochá a na jednopodlažní části domu slouží zároveň jako terasa. Stavební pozemek ...

Hotel

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Koudelová, Kateřina

2018-01-01

Záměrem diplomové práce je návrh hotelu ve městě Žďár nad Sázavou. Hotel je navržen pro 36 hostů. Budova je částečně podsklepená a složená ze tří částí. Tyto části mají jedno, dvě a pět nadzemních podlaží. Nosný systém je skeletový rámový s nosnými sloupy a průvlaky. Střecha je plochá. Součástí návrhu je tepelně technické posouzení a požárně bezpečnostní posouzení. The aim of the diploma thesis is design a hotel in Žďár nad Sázavou. The hotel is designed for 36 guests. The building is with...

Ekonomické zhodnocení přímé zahraniční investice

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Pavlíček, Lukáš

2014-01-01

Předmětem diplomové práce je vyhodnocení investičního návrhu do zahraničí. V teoretické části práce je důraz kladen na analýzy, jež pomáhají popsat okolí a průmysl v zemi investice. Je zde dána definice přímé zahraniční investice a práce se zmiňuje i o historii. Hlavní náplní teoretické části je příprava investice, způsoby vyhodnocení a stavba cash flow. Poslední kapitola se zabývá riskem, který vyplývá ze změn v kurzech měn. V teoretické části je provedena analýza PESTLE a Portrův model pěti...

Considering the culture of disability in cultural competence education.

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Eddey, Gary E; Robey, Kenneth L

2005-07-01

Cultural competence extends beyond understanding those values, beliefs, and needs that are associated with patients' age or gender or with their racial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. People hold many simultaneous cultural associations, and each have implications for the care process. The "culture of disability" is a pan-ethnic culture for which a set of physician competencies are required to ensure appropriate, culturally sensitive care to persons with congenital or acquired disabilities. Such competencies include communicating with patients who have deficits in verbal communication and avoidance of infantilizing speech; understanding the values and needs of persons with disabilities; the ability to encourage self-advocacy skills of patients and families; acknowledging the core values of disability culture including the emphasis on interdependence rather than independence; and feeling comfortable with patients with complex disabilities. Medical schools have developed programs to increase students' exposure to persons with disabilities and it is suggested that such programs are most effective when they are the result of collaboration with community-based facilities or organizations that serve persons with disabilities in the natural environment. Combining lecture-based instruction and structured experiences with the opportunity for students to interact with patients in their natural environments may facilitate development of competencies with respect to patients with disabilities. The culture of disability should be included as one of the many cultures addressed in cultural competence initiatives in medical school and residency curricula.

Urine culture

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Culture and sensitivity - urine ... when urinating. You also may have a urine culture after you have been treated for an infection. ... when bacteria or yeast are found in the culture. This likely means that you have a urinary ...

Spatial Culture

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Reeh, Henrik

2012-01-01

Spatial Culture – A Humanities Perspective Abstract of introductory essay by Henrik Reeh Secured by alliances between socio-political development and cultural practices, a new field of humanistic studies in spatial culture has developed since the 1990s. To focus on links between urban culture...... and modern society is, however, an intellectual practice which has a much longer history. Already in the 1980s, the debate on the modern and the postmodern cited Paris and Los Angeles as spatio-cultural illustrations of these major philosophical concepts. Earlier, in the history of critical studies, the work...... Foucault considered a constitutive feature of 20th-century thinking and one that continues to occupy intellectual and cultural debates in the third millennium. A conceptual framework is, nevertheless, necessary, if the humanities are to adequa-tely address city and space – themes that have long been...

Macro-evolutionary studies of cultural diversity: a review of empirical studies of cultural transmission and cultural adaptation.

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Mace, Ruth; Jordan, Fiona M

2011-02-12

A growing body of theoretical and empirical research has examined cultural transmission and adaptive cultural behaviour at the individual, within-group level. However, relatively few studies have tried to examine proximate transmission or test ultimate adaptive hypotheses about behavioural or cultural diversity at a between-societies macro-level. In both the history of anthropology and in present-day work, a common approach to examining adaptive behaviour at the macro-level has been through correlating various cultural traits with features of ecology. We discuss some difficulties with simple ecological associations, and then review cultural phylogenetic studies that have attempted to go beyond correlations to understand the underlying cultural evolutionary processes. We conclude with an example of a phylogenetically controlled approach to understanding proximate transmission pathways in Austronesian cultural diversity.

Skin or nail culture

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Mucosal culture; Culture - skin; Culture - mucosal; Nail culture; Culture - fingernail; Fingernail culture ... There, it is placed in a special dish (culture). It is then watched to see if bacteria, ...

Bile culture

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Culture - bile ... is placed in a special dish called a culture medium to see if bacteria, viruses, or fungi ... Chernecky CC, Berger BJ. Body fluid - anaerobic culture. In: ... . 6th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders; 2013:225-226. Kim AY, ...

De onconventionele aanpak van kledingbedrijf Zara

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Stef Weijers

2009-01-01

Hoe houd je als bedrijf een perfecte aansluiting bij wat de klant wil? En hoe zorg je tegelijkertijd dat je volledige controle hebt over de productie en dienstverlening, zodat daar precies datgene kan gebeuren wat nodig is? Dat is in een notendop het probleem waar een klantgericht bedrijf voor

Prvine realizma v delih Charlesa Dickensa

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Dimec, Maja

2012-01-01

Charles Dickens je romanopisec 19. stoletja, ki je v svojih romanih prikazoval predvsem življenje malega človeka v času viktorijanske Anglije. V izbranih romanih Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Mala Dorritova, David Copperfield in Veliko pričakovanje sem iskala značilnosti viktorijanske Anglije ter skušala ugotoviti, na kakšen način jih je avtor prikazal in kako verodostojno ter v skladu z zgodovinskimi dejstvi ter zakonitostmi realističnega pisanja je to storil. V vsakem izmed romanov ...

Udio bioaktivnih spojeva u rizomu dvodomne koprive (Urtica dioica l.)

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Planinčić, Hedviga

2016-01-01

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je odrediti utjecaj gnojidbe tla dušikom na udio bioaktivnih spojeva (fenolni spojevi) u rizomu dvodomne koprive. Kao kontrolni uzorak korišten je rizom uzgojen na tlu koje nije tretirano gnojivom, a drugi rizom na tlu koje je tretirano gnojivom u količini 100 kg N/ha. Ekstrakcija ukupnih fenola provedena je primjenom destilirane vode i 50 %-tne vodene otopine etanola (v/v) uz primjenu ultrazvučne kupelji. Fenolni spojevi (ukupni fenoli, flavan-3-oli i hidroksicimet...

Vocabulaire en action intermédiaire A2

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Callet, Stéphanie

2011-01-01

Un parcours d'apprentissage complet : J'observe, J'analyse et j'explique, Je compare, Je pratique, Je passe à l'action, Je consulte le mémento lexical. Une démarche entièrement tournée vers l'action : pour acquérir ou réviser les compétences lexicales, pour maîtriser la communication orale et écrite. En situation de classe ou en autonomie. Avec un CD audio, des évaluations et un livret de corrigés.

ULOGA DEBRIDMANA U LIJEČENJU KRONIČNIH RANA

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HULJEV, DUBRAVKO; GAJIĆ, ALEKSANDAR; TRILLER, CIRIL; KECELJ LESKOVEC, NADA

2013-01-01

Debridement je proces uklanjanja mrtvog tkiva iz rane. Struktura, boja i neugodni mirisi devitaliziranog tkiva se razlikuju. osim toga, devitalizirano tkivo može biti suho ili sa secernacijom. Devitalizirano tkivo usporava ili u potpunosti onemogućuje zarastanje rane te je indicirano da ga se u okviru liječenja rana mora odstraniti. Cilj debridmana je pretvaranje kronične rane u stanje akutne rane i iniciranje procesa zaraštavanja. Debridement je osnovni postupak u liječenju svake rane, ali i...

ROMANI NENADA BRIXYJA

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Peričić, Denis

1996-01-01

Hrvatski književnik Nenad Brixy (Varaždinske Toplice, 1924. - Zagreb, 1984.) objavio je dvadesetak kriminalističkih romana. Najveći dio njegova opusa čini 14 humorističko-kriminalističkih romana iz ciklusa o Timothyju Tatcheru, stoje ujedno i pseudonim kojim ih je potpisao. U tim je djelima, posebice u liku simpatično nespretnog detektiva Tatchera, Brixy uspješno parodirao većinu postulata klasičnog detektivskog romana. Radnju nekoliko romana, koje je potpisao vlastitim imenom, Brixy...

Analiza izmjere Keopsove piramide

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Janjanin, Bojan; Beban-Brkić, Jelena

2018-01-01

Tema ovog rada jest analiza izmjere Keopsove piramide, najznačajnije od triju većih piramida Giza kompleksa, arheološkog nalazišta na visoravni Giza, na periferiji Kaira. Pretpostavlja se da je Keopsova, kao i Kefrenova i Mikerinova piramida građena u periodu 2686. - 2181. pr. Kr., u povijesti poznatom kao Staro egipatsko Kraljevstvo. Cilj nam je bio prikupiti podatke o geodetskoj izmjeri Keopsove piramide te ih analizirati. Uz to je opisano i što je prethodilo izgradnji takve monumentalne gr...

Pravice iz invalidskega zavarovanja - neskladnost 2. in 3. odstavka 66. člena ZPIZ-1 z Ustavo Republike Slovenije

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Bele, Primož

2012-01-01

Republika Slovenija je socialna država, kar je navedeno v drugem členu Ustave Republike Slovenije1. Upoštevajoč navedeno, prvi odstavek 50. člena Ustave RS zagotavlja državljanom pravico do socialne varnosti, pod pogoji, ki jih določa zakon. Naveden člen Ustave RS obvezuje državo, da z zakonom uredi obvezna socialna zavarovanja, torej tudi invalidsko zavarovanje. Država je dolžna zagotoviti delovanje invalidskega zavarovanja, kar je storila z zakonom o pokojninskem in invalidsk...

Študija primera: Volkswagnova afera Diesel-gate

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Hočevar, Gregor

2016-01-01

Namen diplomskega dela je osredotočiti se na primer »Diesel-gate«, škandal z goljufanjem emisijskih testov, ki je izbruhnil lansko leto in v katerega je bil vpleten Volkswagen. Naš glavni cilj diplomskega dela je analizirati razloge za nastali škandal in preučiti posledice, ki jih Volkswagnovo ravnanje prinaša. Poleg same študije primera smo v diplomskem delu pozornost namenili tudi gospodarski kriminaliteti kot področju, kamor bi lahko uvrstili Volkswagnovo ravnanje, ter goljufijo oz. potroš...

Portofolio strategija

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Bujan, Petra

2016-01-01

Tema ovog rada je Portofolio strategija. Kao takav, rad obrađuje strategiju kao pojam, strateški menadžment, proces izrade i provedbe strategije te strategijsko planiranje. Također, u radu je obrađeno pet generičkih konkurentskih strategija koje su izuzetno bitne za uspješno konkuriranje i ostvarivanje konkurentske prednosti nad konkurentima. Važno je istaknuti kako strategija ima i svoje razine, globalnu razinu, razinu poslovnih jedinica te razinu poslovnog funkcijskog područja. U radu je ob...

IZDELAVA SPLETNE TRGOVINE ZA PRODAJO UNIKATNIH IZDELKOV

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Vrečar, Maja

2016-01-01

Podjetje PAR, Maja Vrečar, s. p., izdeluje unikaten nakit iz polimerne gline in drugih materialov ter drobne uporabne predmete, kot so knjižna kazala ali obešalniki za torbice. Prodaja je do zdaj potekala prek zasebnih stikov in na sejmih. Udeležba na sejmih je majhna, prodaja pa je odvisna od številnih zunanjih dejavnikov. Dodatne zaplete povzroča tudi spremenjena davčna zakonodaja pri poslovanju z gotovino. Drugih ustreznih prodajnih kanalov podjetje nima, zato je prodaja slaba. Dobra alter...

Načrtovanje vodnogospodarskih ureditev s programskim orodjem Autodesk CIVIL 3D

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Lubej, Gorazd

2016-01-01

Diplomsko delo je sestavljeno iz samih osnov vodnogospodarskih ureditev ter primerjave načrtovanja s programskim orodjem AutoCAD 2015 z vmesnikom/vtičnikom Aquaterra in programskim orodjem Autodesk Civil 3D. Cilj je predstavitev dela oziroma postopka dela z obema programskima orodjema, da se dobi vpogled v potek dela z enim in drugim programom. Ugotovljeno je, da je za časovno omejeno pripravo načrtov (kratki rok izdelave načrta) primernejša uporaba programskega orodja AutoCAD 2015 z vmesniko...

UTJECAJ POSTTRAUMATSKOG STRESNOG POREMEĆAJA NA SINONAZALNE SIMPTOME, BOL I KVALITETU ŽIVOTA U PACIJENATA S KRONIČNIM RINOSINUITISOM

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Shejbal, Dražen

2015-01-01

Kronični rinosinuitis (KRS) i posttraumatski stresni poremećaj (PTSP) bolesti su koje snažno utječu na kvalitetu života. Etiologija KRS je multifaktorijalna, s različitim upalnim mehanizmima koji izazivaju bolest. PTSP karakteriziran je stalnim i intenzivnim psihološkim stres reakcijama prema prethodnom traumatskom događaju koji je prouzročio bolest. Budući da su obje bolesti u Hrvatskoj i razvijenim zemljama učestale, očekivani komorbiditet je velik. KRS se dijagnosticira na temelju...

Spolno nadlegovanje v slovenski policiji

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Kmetič, Andreja

2017-01-01

V magistrski nalogi, ki je pred nami, obravnavamo spolno nadlegovanje v slovenski policiji. Ker se tematika magistrske naloge osredotoča predvsem na delovanje policije, smo velik del posvetili teoretični razlagi. Pomembno vprašanje nam je predstavljal zgodovinski začetek samega spolnega nadlegovanja, saj nas je zanimalo, kdaj se je o tem sploh začelo govoriti oziroma pisati. S pomočjo različnih avtorjev smo definirali pomen spolnega nadlegovanja in ugotovili, da gre v večini primerov za o...

VPLIV ULCEROZNEGA KOLITISA NA KAKOVOST ŽIVLJENJA

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Dugi, Maja

2015-01-01

Pri vsaki bolezni je zelo pomembna kakovost življenja pacientov. Ulcerozni kolitis je kronična bolezen, ki je znana po obdobjih mirovanja in izbruhov, kar definitivno vpliva na posameznika, ki se s tem spopada. Sooča se z raznimi omejitvami, ki vplivajo na njegov vsakdan. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da je kakovost življenja bolnikov z ulceroznim kolitisom izrazito okrnjena. Ne le, da se spopadajo z bolečino, ampak tudi s psihičnimi in socialnimi posledicami, ki vplivajo na fizične aktivn...

Razvoj zakonodaje

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Krmelj, Vlasta

2015-01-01

Zavedanje o pomenu in varovanju prsti zahteva celovito in poglobljeno razumevanje okolja, zato se tudi razvoj predpisov, ki pokrivajo področje prsti oziroma tal, pojavlja šele v zadnjih desetih letih. Varovanje prsti se pojavlja že od druge svetovne vojne, le da je bil način varovanja posreden preko varovanja rodovitnih zemljišč za proizvodnjo hrane. Potrebna je nova zakonodaja, ki ureja prst samostojno. To pa ne pomeni, da je potrebno preklicati obstoječo zakonodajo. Nova zakonodaja naj bi k...

Primerjava orodij za avtomatizacijo testiranja uporabniških vmesnikov

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GABER, DOMEN

2018-01-01

V diplomskem delu je predstavljeno delovanje in uporaba modernih orodij za avtomatizacijo testiranja uporabniških vmesnikov. Namen dela je primerjati izbrana orodja za avtomatizacijo testiranja in olajšati odločitev pri izboru orodja za avtomatizacijo testiranja. Glavni cilj avtomatizacije je zmanjšanje stroškov in hitrejše izvajanje testiranja. Na trgu je danes na voljo več orodij za avtomatizacijo testiranja, ki so si med seboj različna po zahtevnosti uporabe, načinu delovanja in podpor...

PRIPOVEDNIŠTVO JOŽETA KERENČIČA

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Mohorko, Laura

2015-01-01

Pripovedna proza Jožeta Kerenčiča je bila zaradi ideoloških vzgibov in njegovega političnega predvojnega delovanja skozi desetletja skorajda neraziskana, po osamosvojitvi Slovenije pa v večji meri prezrta. Ker je obravnavani avtor eden izmed manj vidnih predstavnikov socialnega realizma, se je njegovim proznim delom posvetilo bore malo literarnih zgodovinarjev. Jože Kerenčič je v obdobju med vojnama bil izjemno aktiven klicatelj revolucije in vstajniški govornik v vzhodnoštajerskem prostoru. ...

Ogrodja JavaScript in orodja za razvoj za odjemalca: primerjava in ovrednotenje z empiričnim modelom

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Podbojec, Damir

2017-01-01

V magistrskem delu je predstavljen razvoj JavaScripta skozi čas, moderna ogrodja JavaScript, ki se uporabljajo za razvoj dinamičnih spletnih aplikacij, in orodja za razvoj za odjemalca, ki pospešujejo in pripomorejo k celotnemu razvojniškemu procesu. Analizirana je arhitektura današnjih dinamičnih spletnih aplikacij ter osnovne funkcionalnosti ogrodij JavaScript in orodij za razvoj za odjemalca. V namen lažje diferenciacije med ogrodji in lažje izbire ogrodij za razvoj dinamičnih spletnih apl...

Analiza vpliva barve na učinkovitost grafično oblikovanega logotipa

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Piko, Maja

2017-01-01

V magistrskem delu smo obravnavali vpliv barv na učinkovitost logotipa, pri čemer smo želeli ugotoviti, ali je barva najučinkovitejša za predstavljanje izbrane dejavnosti. Učinkovitost barve pomeni, da jo anketiranci prepoznajo kot najbolj preferenčno. Osrednji motiv naloge je bil dokazati vpliv barve na učinkovitost logotipa in njegovo boljšo povezanost, prepoznavnost ter pozitivno asociacijo na dejavnost, ki jo predstavlja. Logotip je sestavljen iz različnih elementov, eden izmed njih pa je...

PRIMERJAVA MED POPOLDANSKIM IN NAVADNIM SAMOSTOJNIM PODJETNIKOM

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Kavaš, Anita

2012-01-01

Svetovna gospodarska kriza je kriva, da v zadnjem času propada veliko število podjetij. Posledica tega je velika stopnja brezposelnosti. Nekateri posamezniki so tako prisiljeni ustanoviti svojo podjetje, spet drugi začutijo priložnost, ki se ponudi na trgu ob umiku prejšnjih podjetij za nove poslovne poti. Zaradi zgoraj naštetega je v porastu ustanavljanje osnovne oblike samozaposlitve – samostojnega podjetnika. Ker se ravno v tem času odražajo rezultati večletne recesije in je na trgu prese...

Robotizacija oddelka lakirnice v programu za pralno pomivalne aparate

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Klemenčič, Matej

2012-01-01

V začetnem delu diplomskega dela smo na kratko predstavili podjetje Gorenje d.d., njihovo dejavnost in poslovna področja. Nato je opisano, kakšen je pomen oblikovanja delovnih mest za same pogoje dela ter razlaga sistemizacije in ergonomije, ki imata tudi zelo pomembno vlogo pri urejanju delovnih mest. V nadaljevanju je predstavljena metoda 20 ključev, ki pomaga podjetjem, da se čim hitreje prilagajajo globalnemu trgu. Zaradi varnostnih in ekonomskih razlogov se je podjetje odločilo, d...

Batimetrijska izmjera jezera Skradinskog buka

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Šiljeg, Ante; Jurišić, Mladen; Marić, Ivan

2016-01-01

Batimetrijsko istraživanje jezera na Skradinskom buku obuhvaćalo je širok spektar aktivnosti koje su se provodile u nekoliko faza prema standardima Međunarodne hidrografske organizacije. Mjerenja su izvedena integriranim mjernim sustavom koji je uključivao tri glavne sastavnice: jednosnopni dubinomjer Hydrostar 4300 i GPS uređaje Ashtech Promark 500 – bazni (base) i Thales Z-Max – pokretni (rover). Područje premjera obuhvatilo je 8 jezera ukupne površine 5,677 ha. Ukupno su prikupljene 2623 t...

Solène Daoudal, Sirènes romanes en Poitou, XIe-XIIe siècles. Avatars sculptés d’une figure mythique

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Didier Lett

2009-07-01

Full Text Available Vers 1140, dans la toute dernière lettre qu’il adresse à Héloïse, comme pour se rassurer face à « l’histoire de ses malheurs », Abélard termine par ces mots : « A l'abri de cette foi salutaire, je ne crains pas les aboiements de Scylla, je me ris des gouffres de Charybde, et j’entends sans frémir les chants des sirènes. Si la tempête éclate, je ne suis pas renversé. Si les vents grondent, je ne suis pas ému. Je suis fondé sur une pierre inébranlable ». Dans cet autoportrait du penseur scolast...

Povijest proizvodnje kalcijeva karbida u Hrvatskoj (1897. – 1945.

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Nenad Raos

2018-06-01

Full Text Available Danas je kalcijev karbid, CaC2, sporedni produkt, no u prošlom je stoljeću bio glavni proizvod bazne kemijske industrije. U radu je prikazano njegovo otkriće, početak proizvodnje na prijelazu 19. u 20. stoljeće te primjene. Poseban je naglasak dan na povijest dviju hrvatskih tvornica za proizvodnju kalcijeva karbida i cijanamida, prve u Dugom Ratu pokraj Splita od 1914. do 1979. i druge, u Skradinu i Šibeniku, od 1897. do 1945. Ukazano je i na svjetske ekološke probleme proizvodnje kalcijeva karbida i drugih proizvoda dobivenih iz kalcijeva karbida, emisiju ugljikova dioksida te onečišćenje okoliša živom (masovno trovanje u zaljevu Minamata, Japan.

Developing Cultural Awareness

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İsmail Fırat Altay

2005-04-01

Full Text Available This paper aims at emphasizing the issue of teaching of culture in foreign languageteaching. In this respect, the reasons of teaching culture in foreign language classes arefocused on initially. So, the justifications of teaching culture are considered and explainedand by the help of a dialogue. Right after this, ways of developing cultural awareness is takeninto account. At this step, types of courses to develop cultural awareness are dealt with.Developing cultural awareness in class is another aspect to handle. Besides, ways ofdeveloping cultural awareness outside the class are worked on. Whether there are dangers ofusing culture in foreign language class is explained in dangers and problems part. In theconclusion, ideas of the writer on the subject as final remarks are clarified.

Ocena prehranskega stanja starejših v socialnovarstvenem zavodu

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Nika Urh

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Uvod: Eden od dejavnikov kakovosti življenja starejših v socialnovarstvenem zavodu je prehrana. Namen raziskave je bil proučiti prehransko stanje in ponuditi predloge za izboljšanje prehrane starejših v socialnovarstvenem zavodu. Metode: V raziskavi je bila uporabljena kvantitativna opisna metoda raziskovanja. Analizirani so bili dnevni jedilniki v socialnovarstvenem zavodu in na vzorcu starejših (n = 48 izvedena analizo dejanskega vnosa hranil in prehranskega statusa. Prehransko stanje je bilo ugotovljeno na podlagi indeksa telesne mase in vprašalnika Mini prehranski pregled. Vključeni v raziskavo so imeli prehrano, pri kateri dietne prilagoditve niso bile potrebne. Rezultati: Povprečna energijska vrednost ponujenih jedilnikov je znašala 8457 kJ (2021 kcal na dan, 17 hranil je odstopalo od priporočil. Moški (M in ženske (Ž se statistično pomembno razlikujejo v deležu ostanka maščob (μM = 16 %, μŽ = 24 %; p = 0,036, holesterola (μM = 15 %, μŽ = 26 %; p = 0,035, vitamina D (μM = 15 %, μŽ = 27 %; p = 0,017 in vitamina B12 (μM = 17 %, μŽ = 25 %; p = 0,016. Indeks telesne mase je pokazal, da nihče od starejših, ki so bili vključeni v raziskavo, ni bil podhranjen ali v kategoriji debelost III. stopnje. Diskusija in zaključek: Raziskava je potrdila potrebo po sistematičnem spremljanju kakovosti prehrane starejših v socialnovarstvenih zavodih. Da bi starejšim zagotovili ustrezno prehransko oskrbo, je potrebno sodelovanje medpoklicnega tima s starejšimi in njihovimi družinskimi člani.

Prehranjevalne navade in telesna aktivnost dijakov primorsko-notranjske regije

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Manica Radivo

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Uvod: Zdrava prehrana in telesna aktivnost sta neločljivo povezani določilnici zdravja mladostnikov. Namen raziskave je bil (1 ovrednotiti prehranski status ter prehranjevalne navade dijakov 3. letnikov srednješolskega izobraževanja v primorsko-notranjski regiji in (2 preučiti navade njihove telesne aktivnosti ter (3 raziskati povezavo med njihovimi indeksi telesne mase (kg/m2 in prehranskimi navadami. Metode: Raziskava je bila opravljena spomladi 2015 na vzorcu dijakov 3. letnikov (n = 166 v primorskonotranjski regiji. Njihova povprečna starost je bila 18,2 let. Uporabljen je bil anonimni spletni vprašalnik 1KA s 44 vprašanji. S programom SPSS verzija 22 je bila izvedena opisna in inferenčna statistika. Rezultati: Dijaki ne uživajo sadja in zelenjave vsak dan (74 % fantov in 63 % deklet, pri čemer je primanjkljaj skupnega vnosa zelenjave (fantje: 151,3 g, dekleta: 166,7 g in stročnic (fantje: 138,2 g, dekleta: 141,8 g večji, kot je pri vnosu sadja (fantje: 172,4 g, dekleta: 170,9 g. Tudi uživanje rib je glede na priporočila premajhno, priporočene količine dosega le 5,4 % deklet in 4,5 %. Dijaki tudi niso dovolj telesno aktivni. Diskusija in zaključek: Kljub številnim ukrepom prehranske politike je med dijaki še vedno premajhen vnos sadja in zelenjave. Šolski obroki bi morali pogosteje vsebovati zelenjavo, stročnice in ribe. Za spodbujanje telesne aktivnosti bi morali mladim šport približati kot vrednoto, dostopno vsem mladostnikom.

Cultural Diversity and the Changing Culture of Education

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Nderu-Boddington, Eulalee

2008-01-01

The paper will examine the change in schools brought about by cultural diversity and examines the theories that surround the topic. I will evaluate and examine ways in which schools can accommodate cultural diversity. References will be made to cultural and social changes in our schools and how education is affected by such changes. The issue of…

Culture and Creativity

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Michelsen, Anders Ib

INTRODUCTION The present publication deals with issues of imagination and creativity as a notion, philosophy – and social and cultural form, with point of departure in current debates on visual culture. Whereas these debates cover a large ground, spanning from media studies over design to cultural...... studies, they seldom reflect on the basic fact that visual culture in its present form indicates a huge collective creativity in some capacity, implicating the entire postwar era. From early focuses on the possible social and cultural roles of the image in the 1950s and 60s - e.g. in work of Roland...... and cognitive science. Thus visual culture points to an interesting inroad to - and a possible novel focus on - the image - pictorial representation - as an issue of cultural creativity. For one thing the current interest in visual culture goes along with a surge in concrete interest in culture and creativity...

Safety culture

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Keen, L.J.

2003-01-01

Safety culture has become a topic of increasing interest for industry and regulators as issues are raised on safety problems around the world. The keys to safety culture are organizational effectiveness, effective communications, organizational learning, and a culture that encourages the identification and resolution of safety issues. The necessity of a strong safety culture places an onus on all of us to continually question whether the safety measures already in place are sufficient, and are being applied. (author)

Development of safety culture - A Chinese traditional cultural perspective

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Zhou Weihong . E-mail zhouwh@lanps.com

2002-01-01

Living in a social community, the culture of an enterprise is certainly under the influence of that society. Safety culture of nuclear utilities is the core of the enterprise culture. As a formal expression as defined in INSAG 3 and 4 by IAEA, it as a matter of fact originated from the summing up of the experiences of western nuclear industry, particularly after such epoch-making accidents of Three Miles Island and Chernobyl. In view of the geographical culture theory, whether or not this conception of western industrial culture will be absorbed and assimilated by Chinese Nuclear Industry is a challenging issue. This is because, on the one hand, Nuclear Power is comparatively speaking a newly developing industry in China and, on the other hand, China has enjoyed an uninterrupted history of traditional culture over five thousand years. In other words, whether the new and alien values will conflict with or be constructively assimilated by our traditional mindset is a critical question to be answered in any development program of safety culture. (author)

CULTURAL TOURISM

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Dana POP

2016-07-01

Full Text Available In this paper we will try to analyse the cultural tourism. We will start by referring to the complex concepts of tourism and culture and to the synergies existing between them. We will define cultural tourism and present its appearance and evolution as well as its importance as a modern form of tourism. We will present the various types of cultural tourism with their characteristics and the specific features of cultural tourists according to their interests. We will also mention that there are advantages and disadvantages for any kind of tourism depending on the position – local communities, companies or tourists. For the future we will refer to the new partnership between UNWTO and UNESCO.

Cultural humility: measuring openness to culturally diverse clients.

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Hook, Joshua N; Davis, Don E; Owen, Jesse; Worthington, Everett L; Utsey, Shawn O

2013-07-01

Building on recent theory stressing multicultural orientation, as well as the development of virtues and dispositions associated with multicultural values, we introduce the construct of cultural humility, defined as having an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented rather than self-focused, characterized by respect and lack of superiority toward an individual's cultural background and experience. In 4 studies, we provide evidence for the estimated reliability and construct validity of a client-rated measure of a therapist's cultural humility, and we demonstrate that client perceptions of their therapist's cultural humility are positively associated with developing a strong working alliance. Furthermore, client perceptions of their therapist's cultural humility were positively associated with improvement in therapy, and this relationship was mediated by a strong working alliance. We consider implications for research, practice, and training. PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved.

National Culture Influence over the Organizational Culture in Romania

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Carataº Maria Alina; Spãtariu Elena Cerasela

2012-01-01

The present paper aims highlighting the characteristics of the organisational culture concept in Romania. In the first part of the paper, we have presented the importance of organizational culture theory through a literature review; we described the factors that have an impact on it. In the second part, we developed ideas about the national culture of Romania, the national frame and how this affects the organizational culture, and we presented its peculiarities.

Handling Culture

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Pieter van Nispen tot Pannerden

2011-01-01

The article indicates how companies may prepare for and deal with cultural differences. Because the research base is still rather limited an overall perspective may not be realised. After discussing definitions and concepts of culture, as well as values, cultural differences between states are

Churnalism, Cultural (Inter)mediation and Sourcing in Cultural Journalism

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Kristensen, Nete Nørgaard

2017-01-01

Taking a point of departure in theories about cultural (inter)mediation, this article provides a theoretical framework for explaining the pervasion of churnalism within the specialised beat of cultural journalism. Compared to other types of journalists, cultural journalists are “journalists...

Luck and justification : Internalism, externalism and kinds of luck

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de Grefte, Job

2017-01-01

In dit proefschrift staat de volgende vraag centraal: wat is kennis? Dit is een van de oudste vragen in de filosofie, en traditioneel gezien denkt men dat voordat je kennis van een bepaalde propositie p kan hebben, je moet beschikken over een rechtvaardiging voor je overtuiging dat p het geval is.

Model podataka Hrvatskog topografsko informacijskog sustava CROTIS 2.0

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Ivan Landek

2014-06-01

Full Text Available U članku je opisan razvoj modela podataka u Republici Hrvatskoj te detaljno izmijenjeni model podataka CROTIS 2.0. Za usporedbu je dan prikaz modela podataka iz dviju europskih zemalja. Uzeti su primjeri Danske i Nizozemske s obzirom na to da obje imaju temeljne topografske baze u mjerilu 1:10 000, a površinom su slične Republici Hrvatskoj. Pretpostavlja se da površina države utječe na cikluse i vrijeme potrebno za prikupljanje i obradu podataka, pa je namjera bila izložiti kako su ti modeli i procesi organizirani u europskim državama koje raspolažu sa sličnim količinama podataka. TOP10DK je vektorska topografska baza koja je iz baze za proizvodnju topografskih karata prerasla u izvornik za druge prostorne registre u Danskoj. Drugi primjer je Nizozemski TOP10NL s posebnim osvrtom na njegovu dostupnost široj javnosti putem web portala. U Hrvatskoj se model podataka CROTIS razvija od 1997. godine, od 2000. je u službenoj upotrebi, a od tada se kontinuirano nadograđuje i poboljšava prateći tehnološki napredak i, u posljednje vrijeme, zahtjeve koje postavlja Europska unija. Opisane su i komponente interoperabilnosti Generičkog konceptualnog modela (GCM INSPIRE-a, budući da je ispunjavanjem tih zahtjeva bilo koji skup podataka moguće uskladiti s INSPIRE-om.

Use of the live attenuated Japanese Encephalitis vaccine SA 14-14-2 in children: A review of safety and tolerability studies.

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Ginsburg, Amy Sarah; Meghani, Ankita; Halstead, Scott B; Yaich, Mansour

2017-10-03

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the leading cause of viral neurological disease and disability in Asia. Some 50-80% of children with clinical JE die or have long-term neurologic sequelae. Since there is no cure, human vaccination is the only effective long-term control measure, and the World Health Organization recommends that at-risk populations receive a safe and effective vaccine. Four different types of JE vaccines are currently available: inactivated mouse brain-derived vaccines, inactivated Vero cell vaccines, live attenuated SA 14-14-2 vaccines and a live recombinant (chimeric) vaccine. With the rapidly increasing demand for and availability and use of JE vaccines, countries face an important decision in the selection of a JE vaccine. This article provides a comprehensive review of the available safety literature for the live attenuated SA 14-14-2 JE vaccine (LAJEV), the most widely used new generation JE vaccine. With well-established effectiveness data, a single dose of LAJEV protects against clinical JE disease for at least 5 years, providing a long duration of protection compared with inactivated mouse brain-derived vaccines. Since 1988, about 700 million doses of the LAJEV have been distributed globally. Our review found that LAJEV is well tolerated across a wide age range and can safely be given to children as young as 8 months of age. While serious adverse events attributable to LAJEV have been reported, independent experts have not found sufficient evidence for causality based on the available data.

Working with culture: culturally appropriate mental health care for Asian Americans.

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Park, Mijung; Chesla, Catherine A; Rehm, Roberta S; Chun, Kevin M

2011-11-01

The aim of this study is to describe how mental healthcare providers adapted their practice to meet the unique needs of Asian Americans. As the number of ethnic minorities and multicultural patients and families rapidly increases, cultural competency becomes an essential skill for all healthcare providers. The lack of knowledge about how healthcare providers grapple with diverse cultures and cultural competency limits the ability of others to deliver patient-centred care across cultural lines. Interpretive phenomenology guided the design and conduct of this study. Twenty mental healthcare providers who treated Asian Americans were recruited. Narrative data were collected through face-to-face, in-depth interviews between 2006 and 2007. Three characteristics of culturally appropriate care for Asian Americans were identified. Cultural brokering: providers addressed issues stemming from cultural differences via bicultural skills education. Asian American patients generally received broader education than current literature recommended. Supporting families in transition: providers assisted Asian American families during transition from and to professional care. Using cultural knowledge to enhance competent care: providers' knowledge of Asian culture and flexible attitudes affected the care that they provided. Culturally competent providers were able to identify cultural issues that were relevant to the specific situation, and incorporated cultural solutions into the care provided. Culturally appropriate care is nuanced and context specific. Thus, more sophisticated and broader conceptualizations are necessary to prepare nurses for such complex practice. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Beyond Culture.

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Barron, Daniel D.

1993-01-01

Discusses the lack of literature relating to cultural differences and school library media programs and reviews the book "Beyond Culture" by Edward T. Hall. Highlights include the population/environment crisis, cultural literacy, the use of technology, and Marshall McLuhan's idea of the global village. (LRW)

Bio-Culturalism

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Grodal, Torben Kragh

2007-01-01

The article argues on the basis of analyses of successful films for children that not only cultural determinants but also innate determinats are important, and that film studies should combine cultural studies with cognitive theory, evolutionary theory and neuroscience, an approach that is called...... Bio-culturalism....

Perceived cultural importance and actual self-importance of values in cultural identification.

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Wan, Ching; Chiu, Chi-yue; Tam, Kim-pong; Lee, Sau-lai; Lau, Ivy Yee-man; Peng, Siqing

2007-02-01

Cross-cultural psychologists assume that core cultural values define to a large extent what a culture is. Typically, core values are identified through an actual self-importance approach, in which core values are those that members of the culture as a group strongly endorse. In this article, the authors propose a perceived cultural importance approach to identifying core values, in which core values are values that members of the culture as a group generally believe to be important in the culture. In 5 studies, the authors examine the utility of the perceived cultural importance approach. Results consistently showed that, compared with values of high actual self-importance, values of high perceived cultural importance play a more important role in cultural identification. These findings have important implications for conceptualizing and measuring cultures. ((c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved).

Ars saturae: misli o satiri in njenih obrazih. Uvodnik v tematski sklop „o satiri“

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Nataša Golob

2011-12-01

Evropski in slovenski okvir – izkušnje niso tako vsaksebi, da ne bi prepoznali večnih in vesoljnih zakonov človekovega dejanja in nehanja. Vendar: ali se še kdaj spomnimo na Pudelbal Feliksa Antona Deva (1732–1786, kjer je prek pustnega, maškeradnega plesa na pahljačo vseh mogočih tipov prižebljal ljubljansko »purgarijo« v literarni ringaraja, tako da je začetno lahkotno šopirjenje izzvenelo v nelahkotni antitezi o sprenevedanju, večnem laganju in podobnih značajskih odličnostih. Obolos baročnemu času je jezikovno bogastvo, kopičenje satirično-parodičnih oznak, ki jih je Dev nalepil paradirajočim osebkom na odru, iz katerih dehti moralna sprijenost. To je satira o malih dušah. In še brezkončni izvir, namreč briljantno pletenje Ivana Cankarja in mnogoobraznih satiričnih motivov, v dobršni meri izvirajočih iz politične odvisnosti in narodno-zavedne neurejenosti, tako da je v resnici »kostanj posebne sorte«, ki so se mu v različnih tonalitetah pridružila najboljša peresa prve polovice 20. stoletja. Cankarjevo satiropisje je veljalo »zlasti farizeju, hlapcu, dogmatiku, renegatu,« pravi Franc Zadravec, »maske snema z vsakršnih duhovnih in moralnih spak nekdanjih in sedanjih časov.«7 Satirik je po definiciji svojega početja brezkompromisni opazovalec človekovih dejanj. Izhodišče za tematske prispevke v tej številki Ars et humanitas je dalo polju satire, satiričnega, satirikov itd. odprte poti. Kakršno koli je že naše vsakdanje delo, vsi smo se s temi temami srečavali v raznih konceptualnih in oblikovnih izrazih in pri razrešitvi vprašanja največkrat ni zadoščal pogled samo ene stroke. To povezovanje disciplin je temeljna lastnost te revije, ki goji načelo medkulturnih in interdisciplinarnih perspektiv, zato so bili prispevki dolžni spoštovati le nosilno besedo »satira«.

Culture-sensitive psychotraumatology

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Schnyder, Ulrich; Bryant, Richard A.; Ehlers, Anke; Foa, Edna B.; Hasan, Aram; Mwiti, Gladys; Kristensen, Christian H.; Neuner, Frank; Oe, Misari; Yule, William

2016-01-01

Background Although there is some evidence of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) construct's cross cultural validity, trauma-related disorders may vary across cultures, and the same may be true for treatments that address such conditions. Experienced therapists tailor psychotherapy to each patient's particular situation, to the nature of the patient's psychopathology, to the stage of therapy, and so on. In addition, culture-sensitive psychotherapists try to understand how culture enhances the meaning of their patient's life history, the cultural components of their illness and help-seeking behaviors, as well as their expectations with regard to treatment. We cannot take for granted that all treatment-seeking trauma survivors speak our language or share our cultural values. Therefore, we need to increase our cultural competencies. Methods The authors of this article are clinicians and/or researchers from across the globe, working with trauma survivors in various settings. Each author focused on one or more specific cultural aspects of working with trauma survivors and highlighted the following aspects. Results As a result of culture-specific individual and collective meanings linked to trauma and trauma-related disorders survivors may be exposed to (self-)stigma in the aftermath of trauma. Patients who are reluctant to talk about their traumatic experiences may instead be willing to write or use other ways of accessing the painful memories such as drawing. In other cultures, community and family cohesion are crucial elements of recovery. While awareness of culture-specific aspects is important, we also need to beware of premature cultural stereotyping. When disseminating empirically supported psychotherapies for PTSD across cultures, a number of additional challenges need to be taken into account: many low and middle income countries have very limited resources available and suffer from a poor health infrastructure. Conclusions In summary, culture

Creating a Culture by Governance: Issues in Managing Culture

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Ma. Victoria T. Herrera

2001-12-01

Full Text Available The management of culture involves a network of agencies, institutions and entities both from the public and private sectors. This is part of a collective process by which objects acwuire cultural significance. We create images of our nations, tell stories, and construct experiences for other people through exhibitions, festivals and other cultural activities. Our role is never neutral and it is important to recognize this power and the implications of our actions.In the Philippines, government has taken an active role in the production and management of culture. In spite of the relatively small percentage of funding spent on culture and the arts, it has extended support through various institutions and agencies that, at present, comprise a complex network. Through their respective programs, government has defined paths of cultural production-- from the larger policy framework for organizations to specific commemorative programs. Given this range of involvement, how has the state empowered people and organizations shape culture? What strategies has it taken to extend to support the production and distribution of culture?This paper focuses on two case studies that represent strategies the state has taken in cultural management. At a macro level, the changes the Cultural Center of the Philippines underwent reflect shifting policies and priorities. As products of changing political administrations, this institution went through a re-orientation of its mission. This came with an abrupt expansion in scale but without the necessary resources to support the CCP's new programs. At a micro level, the second evaluates the refurbished Rizal Shrine, Fort Santiago, one of the major projects of the now defunct National Centennial Commission. This underscores the need for a more transparent decision-making process, prioritizing the interest of the museum's public and not just that of the specialists who control the production of knowledge.

Učinci hrvatskog šumarstva i prerade drva na stanje bilance plaćanja – što činimo i što bi se moglo činiti

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Sabadi, Rudolf

2007-01-01

Vanjska trgovina bilo koje zemlje, u slučaju da nije uravnotežena, izaziva nepredvidive političke i socijalne probleme. Položaj Hrvatske, dok je bila u sastavu bivše SFRJ, poput ostalih njezinih sastavnica, bio je okarakteriziran stalnim negativnim saldom kako u robnoj, tako i u platnoj bilanci te države. Negativna bilanca plaćanja s inozemstvom bila je glavnim uzrokom akutnog manjka tekućeg kapitala, uslijed čega je privreda stalno poslovala s teškoćama, jer nije bilo moguće stvoriti p...

Promjene na oralnoj sluznici i koži u trudnoći

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Bukvić, Lana

2015-01-01

Trudnoća počinje usađivanjem oplođene jajne stanice u endometrij maternice. Traje deset lunarnih mjeseci ili 280 dana. Tijekom trudnoće nastaju brojne promjene u organizmu, kako fiziološke tako i patološke. Glavni razlog nastanka promjena je fluktuacija gestacijskih hormona. U usnoj šupljini je tijekom trudnoće čest nalaz gingivitisa s prevalencijom od 35 do 100%. Uz generaliziranu upalu, moguća je pojava i intenzivnije lokalne upale sluznice u obliku epulisa gravidaruma. Važno je zaustaviti ...

E-UPRAVA V SLOVENIJI V PRIMERJAVI Z EVROPSKO UNIJO IN ZDA

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Erjavec, Staša

2012-01-01

Razvoj novih informacijsko-komunikacijskih tehnologij je dodobra zaznamoval današnji svet. Spremembe je bilo mogoče čutiti tudi v javni upravi, kjer so se pričeli premiki v smeri kvalitetnejše javne uprave, ki je eden temeljnih dejavnikov za konkurenčnost gospodarstva. E-uprava spreminja postopke poslovanja uprave z uporabo interneta, kar odpravlja uradne ure in čakanje v vrstah. Namen e-uprave je nuditi večjo preglednost nad storitvami, nižanje stroškov, skrajšanje časa izvajanja proceso...

NOVOSTI OBDAVČITVE SAMOSTOJNIH PODJETNIKOV

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Sakelšek, Maruša

2015-01-01

Čeprav se v Sloveniji in tudi nekaterih drugih državah Evropske Unije že nekaj let soočamo z gospodarsko krizo, je porast novoustanovljenih podjetij vse večji. Cilj vsakega podjetnika je kljub temu uspešno poslovanje, zato je pred ustanovitvijo podjetja pomembno, da preuči vse možnosti – katero vrsto podjetja ustanoviti in katero vrsto obdavčitve izbrati. To je pomembno predvsem zato, ker mnogo novoustanovljenih podjetij propade ravno zaradi nepravilnega in pomanjkljivega planiranja začetka s...

Razvoj forenzične psihologije v Sloveniji : diplomsko delo visokošolskega strokovnega študija Varnost in policijsko delo

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Veber, Tanja

2014-01-01

V diplomskem delu so predstavljena osnovna spoznanja o forenzični psihologiji in njenem razvoju v Sloveniji. Forenzično psihologijo je težko opredeliti, zato obstaja več razlag in definicij. Po splošni definiciji pomeni uporabo psiholoških spoznanj v kazenskem in civilnem pravosodju, poleg tega pa se ukvarja s proučevanjem vedenja človeka, ki je povezano z različnimi sodnimi procesi. Je relativno mlada veja psihologije, ki se je bolj intenzivno začela razvijati šele v začetku 60. let prejšnje...

Kako z didaktično igro otroku približati temo o smrti in žalovanju

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Stanković Petrović, Sanja

2017-01-01

V diplomski nalogi predstavljamo smrt in žalovanje kot pomembno temo, ki je del vzgoje in izobraževanja otrok v predšolskem obdobju. V teoretičnem delu utemeljujemo, da je smrt del življenja ter da je potrebno otroku predstaviti jasne in razumljive informacije vezane na to temo, ob tem pa upoštevati otrokovo razvojno stopnjo in individualne značilnosti. Prav tako je pomembno, da odrasli dobro poznamo in razumemo procese žalovanja, tako pri odraslih kot pri otrocih, saj se proces žalovanja lah...

Evolucija softvera u Turskoj

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Mishra, Alok; Yazici, Ali; Cetin, Semih

2016-01-01

Prema zadnjem izvještaju Gartnera, Turska se sada treba uzeti u obzir jer si je osigurala mjesto među 30 vodećih zemalja na svijetu u području inormacijske tehnologije (IT) i inozemnih usluga. Tijekom zadnjeg desetljeća postignut je izvanredan napredak u području izrade kompjutorskih programa, a to je rezultiralo porastom izvoza u mnoge zemlje. U ovom radu dajemo pregled pomaka koji je Turska učinila u izradi programa, uključujući postojeće trendove, ispitivanja, kvalitetu i prihvaćanje agiln...

Čimbenici kupnje ekološkog kruha i pekarskih proizvoda

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Tomić, Marina; Matić, Kata; Mesić, Željka; Cerjak, Marija

2015-01-01

U ovom se istraživanju ispituje utjecaj stavova, subjektivne norme, percipirane bihevioralne kontrole i brige o zdravlju na namjeru kupnje ekološkog kruha i pekarskih proizvoda. Model se temelji na teoriji planiranog ponašanja (Ajzen, 1991). Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 110 potrošača ekološke hrane na području Grada Zagreba. Analiza podataka je provedena u statističkom programu SPSS, pri čemu je korištena višestruka regresijska analiza. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali da je subje...

Primerjalna analiza obdavčitve managerskih plač v Sloveniji in Veliki Britaniji

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Janković, Nataša

2016-01-01

Vsak zaposleni dobi za opravljeno delo plačilo. Plača predstavlja motivacijski dejavnik in večja kot je odgovornost na delovnem mestu, višji je tudi dohodek. Managerji zaradi narave dela, ki ga opravljajo, sodijo v skupino posameznikov z nadpovprečnimi dohodki. Plača je sestavljena iz fiksnega in variabilnega dela. Fiksni del predstavlja osnovno plačo, ki je določena glede na zahtevnost dela, variabilni del pa sestavljajo nagrade in plačilo za uspešnost. Pri vsakem izplačilu delodajalec od pl...

Antijunak v stripu

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Antauer, Gašper

2015-01-01

V diplomskem delu sem raziskoval splošen pojav antijunaka v popularnem stripu. Najprej sem odgovoril na vprašanja, kdo ali kaj je arhetipski junak, kakšna je njegova tradicionalna vloga skozi zgodovino pripovedništva, kakšne so njegove vizualne in značajske lastnosti ter katere tipe junakov poznamo v mitološkem smislu. S tem izhodiščem sem analiziral vlogo antijunaka v mitološki in literarni zgodovini, kje in kdaj se je pojem prvič pojavil ter na kratko opisal prehod, ki je antijunaka po...

DOBAVA "JUST IN TIME" PROIZVAJALCU AVTOMOBILOV RENAULT

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Nemanič, Marjana

2010-01-01

Diplomsko delo je sestavljeno iz uvoda, teoretičnega in praktičnega dela. V uvodu je opredeljeno področje, ki je predmet raziskave, namen in cilji, osnovne trditve, predpostavke, omejitve raziskave in predvidene metode raziskovanja. Teoretični del opisuje logistične procese, dobavo »just in time«, elektronsko izmenjavo podatkov (EDI), logistične procese v SAP. V ožjem pomenu pomeni dobava »just in time« dobavo ravno ob pravem času. Širše pa pomeni obvladovanje poslovnih procesov v vsakem ...

ANALIZA ETIČNEGA RAVNANJA Z VIDIKA SLOVENSKEGA ETIČNEGA RAČUNOVODSKEGA KODEKSA IN ŠTIRIH ETIČNIH TEORIJ

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Bavdaž, Aleksandra

2013-01-01

Dandanes je v svetu mnogo poznanih primerov podjetij, ki so delovala na podlagi laži, goljufij in prevar. Pri podjetjih, kot je Enron, ki ga v delu diplomskega seminarja obravnavam, se je dogajalo prav to. Že od ustanovitve, daljnega leta 1985, ko sta se združili dve energetski podjetji in je nastalo eno veliko podjetje, s Kenom Layem na čelu, so se v podjetju Enron dogajali sumljivi posli. V svojem šestnajst-letnem delovanju so se sicer pojavljali le sumi o tem, da se morda v podjetju ne d...

Uporaba nabora multimedijskih orodij za mednarodno predstavitev mostu "Pašerele" čez reko Sočo na Goriškem

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POPIT, DIJANA

2017-01-01

V pričujočem delu je predstavljen potek projekta, ki smo ga začeli izvajati v maju 2014 pod mentorstvom dr. Franca Policardija, glavnega distributerja uporabljenega gradiva g. Maria Mute ter g. Petra Gruntarja, ki nam je pomagal pri rekonstrukciji mostu v AvtoCAD-u 2012. Problem našega projekta je bil kako z uporabo standardnih metod in multimedije zabrisati mejo, ki je nastala med Slovenijo in Italijo, bolj natančno med potomci ljudi, ki so nekdaj živeli pod skupno državo Avstro-Ogrsko. O...

FANTAZIJSKI ROMAN IME VETRA V SLOVENSKEM PREVODU

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Jus, Suzana

2016-01-01

V zadnjih letih postajajo poleg fantazijske literature za otroke vse bolj priljubljeni tudi fantazijski romani za mladino in odrasle. Tako je lani na police knjigarn prišel slovenski prevod Rothfussovega romana Ime vetra. Ta specifični žanr je za prevajalca posebej trd oreh – zaradi dolžine literarnega dela potrebuje poleg izpiljenega znanja jezika, natančnosti in iznajdljivosti tudi dobršno mero potrpljenja, če želi, da je delo prevedeno dobro in dosledno. Pri tem je pomembno, da skuša poleg...

VPIS FISKALNEGA PRAVILA V USTAVO REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE

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Janežič, Tine

2014-01-01

Namen diplomskega dela je predstaviti fiskalno pravilo, ki je zapisano v slovenski ustavi. Vpis fiskalnega pravila na ustavno raven je v strokovni in splošni javnosti sprožil veliko polemik o potrebi in nujnosti vpisa, politična večina in konsenz pa sta omogočili, da je bilo 24. maja 2013, s spremembo 148. člena Ustave RS, fiskalno pravilo vpisano v Ustavo RS. Diplomsko delo na osnovi pridobljenih teoretičnih znanj predstavlja fiskalno pravilo, potrebo po njegovem vpisu, pravne podlage vpi...

Agripinin portret u odnosu prema rimskim ženskim portretima s pulskog i nezakcijskog agera

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Girardi Jurkić, Vesna; Džin, Kristina

2006-01-01

Za vrijeme zaštitnog arheološkog istraživanja (1987.-1988.) na forumu u Puli (Colonia Pola)otkrivena je mramorna ženska glava za koju se pretpostavlja da je portret Agripine Mlađe, ženecara Klaudija i majke cara Nerona. Skulptura je originalno vjerojatno bila postavljena na zidanojbazi u sjeveroistočnom zidu luksuzne prostorije popločene mramorom i ukrašene štukaturama nazidu kojega je baza bila ukrašena mramorom i štukom. Tri natpisa otkrivena u blizini tzv. Agripininekuće spominju careve Kl...

UTJELOVLJENJE I TEOLOGIJA RELIGIJA Kritički osvrt na neka novija tumačenja utjelovljenja

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Bižaca, Nikola

2008-01-01

U aktualnim diskusijama teologije religija jedna od središnjih tema je shvaćanje utjelovljenja Božje Riječi. U uvodnim razmišljanjima autor posvješćuje važnost utjelovljenja unutar jedne teologije religija koja želi biti kršćanska te stoga uvažava objavljenu kristocentričnost Božjeg stvaralačko-spasenjskog projekta, ali i dijaloški realistična te je otvorena za Božje djelovanje na prostorima drugih religijskih tradicija. Slijedi potom prikaz nekih vidova poimanja utjelovl...

Nomenklaturno-fitocenološka revizija asocijacije Calamagrostio variae-Piceetum dinaricum Bertović 1975 nom. illeg. u Hrvatskoj

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Vukelić, Joso; Alegro, Antun; Šegota, Vedran; Šapić, Irena

2010-01-01

U široj okolici Zavižana na sjevernom Velebitu, S. Bertović je (1975) opisao smrekovu asocijaciju sa šarenkastom šašuljicom (Calamagro­stio variae-Piceetum dinaricum Bertović 1975). Naziv je asocijacije nelegiti­man (čl. 31. i 34a, Međunarodni kodeks fitocenološke nomenklature /ICPN/, Weber, Moravec i Theurillat 2000) pa je u radu naziv promijenjen u Hyperico grisebachii-Piceetum abietis (Bertović 1975) nom. nov. hoc loco i tako nomen­katurno revidiran. Osim toga, fitocenoza je istražena na š...

Svakodnevna militarizacija života: etički aspekti korištenja djece u ratu

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Rupčić, Darija

2017-01-01

Namjera je rada ukazati na problematiku izmijenjene naravi ratovanja u posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća 20. i 21. stoljeća, s osobitim naglaskom na problem korištenja sve većeg broja djece ratnika. Osnovna je teza rada ta da je praksa korištenja i regrutiranja djece u oružanim sukobima diljem svijeta najmanje prepoznata i najviše zanemarena forma zlostavljanja djece u suvremenom društvu te da je ona manje stvar kulture i nepostojanja stave društva prema vrijednostima djeteta, a više stvar prag...

Igra s simetrijo v vrtcu

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šebjan, Valentina

2009-01-01

Diplomsko delo z naslovom Igra s simetrijo v vrtcu teoretično, praktično in empirično predstavlja področje simetrije v vrtcu oz. sistematično vpeljevanje simetrije v vrtec. Namen diplomskega dela je bil raziskati pridobivanje pojma simetrija in pripraviti gradiva in model oz. metodične postopke za razvijanje pojma v vrtcu ter izmeriti učinkovitost pridobljenih spoznanj o simetriji pri predšolskih otrocih. V teoretičnem delu je bila uporabljena metoda študija pisnih virov. Slednja pa je ...

ANALIZA VIZUALNE EMBALAŽE (ČOKOLADA, VODA)

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Hriberšek, Aljaž

2014-01-01

Pri izdelkih najrazličnejših blagovnih znamk predstavlja vizualno podobo embalaža, ki je »prodajalec s police«. Embalaža tako predstavlja komunikacijsko sredstvo podjetja, ki je lahko odločilnega pomena v procesu potrošnikove nakupne odločitve. V teoretskem delu naloge je predstavljeno ozadje oblikovanja blagovne znamke, njene podobe, identitete in ostalih ključnih značilnosti, ki so pomembne za razumevanje posameznega izdelka s poudarkom na celostni grafični podobi, ki je ključnega pomena za...

MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM IN CISCO IP TELEFONIJA

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Knez, Margareta

2011-01-01

Microsoft Dynamics CRM je le ena od mnogih rešitev CRM, ki se iz dneva v dan bolj izpopolnjuje in postaja prijaznejša za uporabnike. Na trgu je še mnogo drugih konkurenčnih rešitev programskega orodja CRM. Tako je tudi Ciscova IP-telefonija le ena od mnogih ponudnikov te tehnologije. IP-telefonija bo počasi spodrinila navadno telefonsko linijo, saj je veliko cenejša in ponuja še mnogo dodatnih funkcionalnosti. Le lepa beseda in dobra komunikacija sta potrebni, da stranko zadovoljimo in...

Univerzalne vrednote multikulturnega sveta kot osnova za globalni novinarski etični kodeks

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Belužić, Verena

2016-01-01

Hitre tehnološke spremembe so povzročile, da naš svet postaja vedno manjši. V preteklosti je novinarski etični kodeks segal do mej države v kateri je bil sprejet, danes teh mej ni več, zato se je pojavila potreba po globalni novinarski etiki, ki bi lahko pomenila rešitev za uspešno medkulturno novinarsko poročanje. Na osnovah idej kozmopolitizma in univerzalizma poskušajo nekateri strokovnjaki opredeliti globalno novinarsko etiko. Rezultat te diplome je primerjava novinarskih etičnih kodeksov...

ZASEBNOST OD RABE DO ZLORABE

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Flegerič, Tamara

2012-01-01

Nastanek interneta in njegova popularizacija s pojavom svetovnega spleta je povzročil veliko revolucijo. Najpopularnejše orodje spleta 2.0 in s tem najpomembnejši medij spletne komunikacije so postala spletna socialna omrežja. Spletno socialno omrežje, ki je postalo pravi fenomen in kateremu smo se posvetili v pričujoči diplomski nalogi, je Facebook. V diplomskem delu z naslovom »Zasebnost od rabe do zlorabe« sta predstavljeni zasebnost in varnost na Facebooku. V teoretičnem delu se bomo posv...

Analiza igre branilcev v conski obrambi 5:1 pri rokometu

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Kozole, Rok

2017-01-01

V diplomski nalogi je predstavljena analiza igre branilcev v conski obrambi 5:1 pri rokometu. Obrambna formacija 5:1 je po obrambi 6:0 druga najpogosteje uporabljena obrambna formacija, katere se poslužujejo tako ekipe iz vrhunskega rokometa kot tudi ekipe, ki tekmujejo v ligah nižje kakovosti. V skladu s hitrim razvojem rokometne igre se je razvijala tudi obramba 5:1. Obrambna formacija 5:1 se pri mlajših rokometaših uporablja tudi kot prehodna obramba oz. temelj za prehod iz bolj globokih (...

STRATEŠKI MARKETING IN POSLOVNA STRATEGIJA V PODJETJU CAR MARKETING

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Umek, Sabina

2011-01-01

V poslovnem svetu je konkurenca vedno večja. Podjetja so spoznala, da sama prodaja ne more več uspešno izvajati svojih nalog, zato so začela razvijati marketing. Koncept marketinga je zasnovan na tem, da je potrebno najprej raziskati in analizirati trg, šele nato realizirati določene prodajne aktivnosti. Podjetje Car marketing se ukvarja s telemarketingom, katerega uporaba se iz leta v leto povečuje in pridobiva na svojem pomenu. Je stroškovno učinkovitejši kot osebna prodaja ter omogoč...

The Role of Social Media in the Communication of Media Concerns in Croatia

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Martinić, Petra

2017-01-01

Internet je svojim intenzivnim razvojem postao značajan marketinški medij koji je nezaobilazni faktor poslovanja tvrtki. Pojavom društvenih mreža došlo je do značajnih promjena u marketingu i u načinu na koji tvrtke komuniciraju s kupcima. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram profili u početku su bili individualni kanali pojedinaca za komunikaciju unutar određene, skupine ljudi, a danas su korišteni od strane medijskih koncerna, čija je komunikacija disperzirana na nekoliko platformi. Ovim radom nast...

Pogodba o mednarodnem franšizingu

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Hafner, Neža

2016-01-01

V mednarodnem poslovanju so slovenski podjetniki vedno pogosteje udeleženi v franšiznih sistemih ameriških in evropskih podjetij. Njuno medsebojno sodelovanje odraža dogovor v obliki pogodbe o mednarodnem franšizingu. Pogodba je kompleksen pravni posel, ki ga slovenska zakonodaja posebej ne ureja in se je razvila iz poslovne prakse. V literaturi je zaslediti več različnih opredelitev pogodbe, zato je težko določiti njeno edinstveno definicijo. Franšizorji so običajno lastniki uspešnih, že ute...

Teorijska i eksperimentalna analiza dinamičkog ponašanja jezgra visokih zgrada

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Varju, Đerđ

2016-01-01

U ovoj disertaciji, izvršena su teorijska i eksperimentalna istraživanja dinamičkog onašanja jezgra visokih zgrada. Model je zasnovan na Vlasovoj teoriji tankozidnih nosača, kao i na metodi prenosnih matrica. Jezgro se tretira kao tankozidni nosač otvorenog poprečnog preseka, koji je na dnu uklješten u temeljnu ploču, dok je na vrhu  slobodan.  Duž  ose  smicanja,  jezgro  je  podeljeno  na  čvorove  u  nivoima spratova  u  koji...

Uporaba digitalnega marketinga v podjetju jagros, d. o. o.

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Šek, Urška

2017-01-01

V svetu sodobne tehnologije nastajajo nove oblike medijev in podjetja morajo uporabljati digitalne medije, saj jim ti omogočajo lažje komuniciranje s svojimi odjemalci. Podjetja lahko izbirajo med različnimi načini družbenih omrežij ter tako ugotovijo, kateri način je najprimernejši. Digitalni marketing je način, ki je izbruhnil v svet tehnologije. Predstavlja gospodarski razcvet, saj so tradicionalne marketinške metode postale manj dobičkonosne, ker so ostale v večini omejene le na standa...

Primerjalna analiza mednarodnih marketinških strategij proizvajalcev mobilnih telekomunikacijskih naprav

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Tisel, Andrej

2017-01-01

Brezžične telekomunikacije so v zadnjih štiridesetih letih postale del vsakdanjega življenja. Celotno obdobje štiridesetih let pa so v tej industriji zaznamovali številni preobrati na vrhu. Prav zaradi teh preobratov je tržišče postalo visoko intenzivno konkurenčno in na takšnem zasičenem tržišču je marketing pomembna komponenta razlikovanja med proizvajalci. To pa je osnovni razlog za raziskavo in analizo te tematike. Osrednja tematika magistrskega dela je analiza različnih proizvajalc...

Planiranje u turističkoj zajednici grada Otočca

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Kostelac, Zdenka

2018-01-01

U ovom radu dan je prikaz planiranja kao prve funkcije menadţmenta. Izdvojena je važna funkcija planiranja kao formalni proces utvrđivanja vizije, misije i ciljeva poduzeća, kao i izbor adekvatnih strategija za ostvarenje ciljeva. Turistiĉke zajednice osnivaju se kao neprofitne organizacije a njihov rad određen je Zakonom u turistiĉkim zajednicama i promicanju hrvatskog turizma. Planiranjem u turistiĉkim zajednicama utvrđuju se kljuĉni ciljevi turistiĉke promidţbe, a polazište je u osnovnim i...

LIKOVNE DEJAVNOSTI, KI SPODBUJAJO PREDŠOLSKEGA OTROKA K USTVARJALNEMU IZRAŽANJU

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Medved, Andreja

2015-01-01

Namen diplomskega dela Likovne dejavnosti, ki spodbujajo predšolskega otroka k ustvarjalnemu izražanju je predstaviti literaturo o likovnem razvoju otrok in njihovi ustvarjalnosti – od česa je ta odvisna in kako prispevamo k njenemu izboljšanju – ter opisati likovne dejavnosti, ki spodbujajo predšolske otroke k ustvarjalnemu izražanju. Diplomsko delo je sestavljeno iz teoretičnega in praktičnega dela. V teoretičnem delu je predstavljen likovni razvoj predšolskih otrok, pomen in značil...

UPORABA TEHNOLOGIJE NFC V PODPORNIH ŽIVLJENJSKIH OKOLJIH

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Kosem, Borut

2016-01-01

V diplomskem delu je predstavljena brezžična tehnologija kratkega dosega NFC in njena uporaba. Namen diplomskega dela je prikazati možnost uporabe tehnologije NFC na različnih področjih v vsakdanjem življenju. Na začetku je nekaj besed namenjenih zgodovini in razvoju tehnologije NFC, na kratko je predstavljenih nekaj sorodnih brezžičnih radijskih tehnologij. Sledi opis tehnologije, radijskih signalov in signalnih vmesnikov ter delovanja naprav in značk NFC. Predstavljene so možnosti uporabe z...

Lepotna tekmovanja in varstvo otrokovih pravic

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Rajh, Špela

2017-01-01

Temeljno načelo Konvencije Združenih narodov o otrokovih pravicah in Zakona o zakonski zvezi in družinskih razmerjih je načelo koristi otroka, ki je osnovno vodilo za ravnanje in postopanje staršev, institucij ter državnih organov, pri vseh dejavnostih, ki zadevajo otroka. Diplomsko delo je sestavljeno iz dveh delov. Prvi zajema pojem otroka in opis otrokovih pravic. Bistvena novost, ki jo prinaša KOP, je, da priznava otrokom tudi svoboščine. Svoboščine so posebna vrsta pravic do svobode...

Strelovodna zaščita za stanovanjski objekt

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Kunšek, Rok

2014-01-01

V diplomskem delu je opisana zaščita stanovanjskega objekta pred udarom strele. Obravnavano je projektiranje, načrtovanje, izračun rizika in meritve. Podani so predlogi izvedbe strelovodne zaščite za stanovanjski objekt, ki so izdelani in izračunani z upoštevanjem najnovejših standardov s področja zaščite pred delovanjem strele. Za dodatno pomoč pri izdelavi lovilnega sistema je uporabljeno programsko orodje Ščit, ki je namenjeno projektiranju in dimenzioniranju strelovodne zaščite....

POSLOVNI POTENCIAL DRUŽBENEGA OMREŽJA INSTAGRAM NA PRIMERU PODJETJA X

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Mujkanović, Maja

2016-01-01

V svetu sodobne tehnologije je že skoraj nujno, da podjetja za komuniciranje uporabljajo digitalne medije, saj jim omogočajo lažje približanje ciljni skupini in komuniciranje s svojimi odjemalci. Tako lahko podjetja izbirajo med različnimi družbenimi omrežji, sami pa morajo presoditi, kateri način komuniciranja je najbolj primeren glede na segment njihovih strank. Enega od načinov komuniciranja s strankami omogoča tudi družbeno omrežje Instagram, ki ga bomo kot poslovni potencial v nadalj...

Culture of health of a person as a part of physical culture

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A.P. Khalajtsan

2014-01-01

Purpose: to determine the general concepts of the theory and methods of physical education. On the basis of their form defining the components of physical culture and personality reflect the place of culture health of individuals among these components. Material: processed more than 40 references. Results: a definition of generalizing concepts of "culture", "health", "physical culture", "culture of health" formulated defining components of physical culture personality: health culture personal...

Media and Culture-building

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Mohammad Reza Dehshiri

2010-01-01

Full Text Available First of all, the present study would explain 6-layer dimensions of culture –including beliefs, values, and norms (as the core of culture, and symbols, rituals, and customs, technologies, skills, and innovations (as the culture surface. Then, applying communication theories besides exploring the concept of “culture-building” involving culture-admission (affecting both core and surface of culture and culture-orientation (affecting culture’s surface; it would analyze the cultural affects media has in thoughts, normalizing, symbolizing, socialization, modeling, and innovation. The assessed hypothesis emphasizes that in the core of culture, media play an educational and stabilizing role in culture-admission process, while in the surface of culture –the culture-orientation process- they could transform behaviors and social models.

Avatar Culture

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Koda, Tomoko; Ishida, Toru; Rehm, Matthias

2009-01-01

and Western designers. The goals of the study were: (1) to investigate cultural differences in avatar expression evaluation and apply findings from psychological studies of human facial expression recognition, (2) to identify expressions and design features that cause cultural differences in avatar facial...... expression interpretation. The results of our study confirmed that (1) there are cultural differences in interpreting avatars’ facial expressions, and the psychological theory that suggests physical proximity affects facial expression recognition accuracy is also applicable to avatar facial expressions, (2......Avatars are increasingly used to express our emotions in our online communications. Such avatars are used based on the assumption that avatar expressions are interpreted universally among all cultures. This paper investigated cross-cultural evaluations of avatar expressions designed by Japanese...

“What Cultural Policies?” Explicit and Implicit Cultural Policies in Lebanon

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Nadia von Maltzahn

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Cultural policies define a vision for culture, and provide frameworks for institutional practice to translate this vision on the ground. A 1981 study on Lebanese cultural policy reached the conclusion that one cannot speak of cultural policies in Lebanon if one refers to state laws, regulations and plans. However, if cultural policy was understood as the method of a state to give its citizens the space to develop themselves in a way that they could create culture, one could certainly speak of cultural policies in Lebanon (Abou Rizk. In cultural policy research, there is a distinction between explicit and implicit cultural policy (Ahearne. In this article, the concept of explicit and implicit cultural policy is applied to the case of Lebanon. The two terms are extended so that the former does not only include cultural policies designatedas such by the state, but also those created by civil society actors, and that the latter does not only include political strategies, but also practices that in the end determine cultural policies. Drawing on empirical research conducted in the context of a larger study on the role of cultural institutions in the public sphere, the power struggles between different actors involved in cultural policy making cultural policy defined in the Lebanese context, which in turn will be positioned within the regional context.

The outcome of infected total knee arthroplasty: culture-positive versus culture-negative.

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Kim, Young-Hoo; Park, Jang-Won; Kim, Jun-Shik; Kim, Dong-Jin

2015-10-01

We studied the outcome in culture-positive and culture-negative infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We retrospectively reviewed 140 patients with culture-positive and 102 patients with culture-negative infected TKAs. We determined the infection control rate and clinical outcome after repeated debridement, and repeated 2-stage TKA in the culture-positive and culture-negative groups. The mean follow-up was 9.3 years (range 5-14 years) in the culture-positive group and 10.6 years (5-22) in the culture-negative group. The overall infection control rate was 56 % in both groups after the first treatment. The overall infection control rate was 90 % in the culture-positive group and 95 % in the culture-negative group. A functional knee was obtained in 90 % in the culture-positive group and 95 % in the culture-negative group. The data suggest that treatment according to the types of infection in both culture-positive and culture-negative groups after TKA controlled infection and maintained functional TKA with a firm level of fixation for most patients. Repeated debridement and repeated two-stage exchange TKA further improved infection control rates after the initial treatment and increased the likelihood of maintaining a functional TKA.

Intensive Circulation of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Peri-urban Sentinel Pigs near Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Julien Cappelle

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Despite the increased use of vaccination in several Asian countries, Japanese Encephalitis (JE remains the most important cause of viral encephalitis in Asia in humans with an estimated 68,000 cases annually. Considered a rural disease occurring mainly in paddy-field dominated landscapes where pigs are amplifying hosts, JE may nevertheless circulate in a wider range of environment given the diversity of its potential hosts and vectors. The main objective of this study was to assess the intensity of JE transmission to pigs in a peri-urban environment in the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We estimated the force of JE infection in two cohorts of 15 sentinel pigs by fitting a generalised linear model on seroprevalence monitoring data observed during two four-month periods in 2014. Our results provide evidence for intensive circulation of JE virus in a periurban area near Phnom Penh, the capital and most populated city of Cambodia. Understanding JE virus transmission in different environments is important for planning JE virus control in the long term and is also an interesting model to study the complexity of vector-borne diseases. Collecting quantitative data such as the force of infection will help calibrate epidemiological model that can be used to better understand complex vector-borne disease epidemiological cycles.

Razumevanje in pomen kaznovanja in kaznovalnih politik nekoč in danes

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Marjeta Tesla

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Kaznovanje ima dvojni pomen, na eni strani je nujno, ker privede do spoznanja zmotnega ravnanja, na drugi strani pa povzroči čustveno neravnovesje med učiteljem in gojencem. Teorije kaznovanja poznajo tri temeljne smeri – retributivistično, ki na posameznika deluje tako, da ne bo želel dejanja ponoviti; utilitaristično, katere temeljni cilj je sprememba posameznika, ter abolicionistično, ki se zavzema za alternativne oblike reševanja sporov in deviantnega vedenja. V današnjem času so vse bolj odmevni učinki ničte tolerance. To je politika reagiranja na deviantna vedenja, ki predvideva enake kazni za večje in manjše prestopke. Njej nasprotni pol pa je inkluzija, katere cilji so oblikovanje ljudi različnih sposobnosti, mirno sožitje in razvijanje vrednot. Vzgojo si težko zamišljamo brez kaznovanja, čeprav uporaba kazni povzroči negativni učinek. Teoretično gledano, če je kazen vse, kar kaznovani doživlja kot neprijetno, potem kazni v vzgoji ni mogoče odpraviti. Klasične kazni pa je mogoče nadomestiti z ukrepi, ki jih predlagajo nasprotniki klasičnega kaznovanja.

Culture-sensitive psychotraumatology

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Ulrich Schnyder

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Background: Although there is some evidence of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD construct's cross cultural validity, trauma-related disorders may vary across cultures, and the same may be true for treatments that address such conditions. Experienced therapists tailor psychotherapy to each patient's particular situation, to the nature of the patient's psychopathology, to the stage of therapy, and so on. In addition, culture-sensitive psychotherapists try to understand how culture enhances the meaning of their patient's life history, the cultural components of their illness and help-seeking behaviors, as well as their expectations with regard to treatment. We cannot take for granted that all treatment-seeking trauma survivors speak our language or share our cultural values. Therefore, we need to increase our cultural competencies. Methods: The authors of this article are clinicians and/or researchers from across the globe, working with trauma survivors in various settings. Each author focused on one or more specific cultural aspects of working with trauma survivors and highlighted the following aspects. Results: As a result of culture-specific individual and collective meanings linked to trauma and trauma-related disorders survivors may be exposed to (self-stigma in the aftermath of trauma. Patients who are reluctant to talk about their traumatic experiences may instead be willing to write or use other ways of accessing the painful memories such as drawing. In other cultures, community and family cohesion are crucial elements of recovery. While awareness of culture-specific aspects is important, we also need to beware of premature cultural stereotyping. When disseminating empirically supported psychotherapies for PTSD across cultures, a number of additional challenges need to be taken into account: many low and middle income countries have very limited resources available and suffer from a poor health infrastructure. Conclusions: In summary

Wetenschap kritisch bekeken: What's wrong with John? A randomized controlled trial of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training with nursing students

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Tiemens, B.G.

2017-01-01

"Als iemand in zijn vinger snijdt of z'n hoofd stoot, pak je de EHBO-koffer. Maar wat als je geliefde of iemand anders in je omgeving een paniekaanval krijgt of depressief overkomt?" Dit zijn de eerste zinnen op de Nederlandse website van Mental Health First Aid (MHFA, www.mhfa.nl), oftewel eerste

Exploring Culture : Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures

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Hofstede, G.J.

2002-01-01

A unique training book containing over 100 culture awareness exercises, dialogues, stories incidents and simulations that bring to life Geert Hofstede's five dimensions of culture. These dimensions are: power distance, collectivism versus individualism, femininity versus masculinity, uncertainly

Clinical and prognostic features among children with acute encephalitis syndrome in Nepal; a retrospective study

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Impoinvil Daniel E

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES is commonly seen among hospitalized Nepali children. Japanese Encephalitis (JE accounts for approximately one-quarter of cases. Although poor prognostic features for JE have been identified, and guide management, relatively little is reported on the remaining three-quarters of AES cases. Methods Children with AES (n = 225 were identified through admission records from two hospitals in Kathmandu between 2006 and 2008. Patients without available lumbar puncture results (n = 40 or with bacterial or plasmodium infection (n = 40 were analysed separately. The remaining AES patients with suspected viral aetiology were classified, based on positive IgM antibody in serum or cerebral spinal fluid, as JE (n = 42 or AES of unknown viral aetiology (n = 103; this latter group was sub-classified into Non-JE (n = 44 or JE status unknown (n = 59. Bad outcome was defined as death or neurological sequelae at discharge. Results AES patients of suspected viral aetiology more frequently had a bad outcome than those with bacterial or plasmodium infection (31% versus 13%; P = 0.039. JE patients more frequently had a bad outcome than those with AES of unknown viral aetiology (48% versus 24%; P = 0.01. Bad outcome was independently associated in both JE and suspected viral aetiology groups with a longer duration of fever pre-admission (P = 0.007; P = 0.002 respectively and greater impairment of consciousness (P = 0.02; P Conclusions Nepali children with AES of suspected viral aetiology or with JE frequently suffered a bad outcome. Despite no specific treatment, patients who experienced a shorter duration of fever before hospital admission more frequently recovered completely. Prompt referral may allow AES patients to receive potentially life-saving supportive management. Previous studies have indicated supportive management, such as fluid provision, is associated with better outcome in JE. The lower weight and higher

Laboratory Workflow Analysis of Culture of Periprosthetic Tissues in Blood Culture Bottles.

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Peel, Trisha N; Sedarski, John A; Dylla, Brenda L; Shannon, Samantha K; Amirahmadi, Fazlollaah; Hughes, John G; Cheng, Allen C; Patel, Robin

2017-09-01

Culture of periprosthetic tissue specimens in blood culture bottles is more sensitive than conventional techniques, but the impact on laboratory workflow has yet to be addressed. Herein, we examined the impact of culture of periprosthetic tissues in blood culture bottles on laboratory workflow and cost. The workflow was process mapped, decision tree models were constructed using probabilities of positive and negative cultures drawn from our published study (T. N. Peel, B. L. Dylla, J. G. Hughes, D. T. Lynch, K. E. Greenwood-Quaintance, A. C. Cheng, J. N. Mandrekar, and R. Patel, mBio 7:e01776-15, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01776-15), and the processing times and resource costs from the laboratory staff time viewpoint were used to compare periprosthetic tissues culture processes using conventional techniques with culture in blood culture bottles. Sensitivity analysis was performed using various rates of positive cultures. Annualized labor savings were estimated based on salary costs from the U.S. Labor Bureau for Laboratory staff. The model demonstrated a 60.1% reduction in mean total staff time with the adoption of tissue inoculation into blood culture bottles compared to conventional techniques (mean ± standard deviation, 30.7 ± 27.6 versus 77.0 ± 35.3 h per month, respectively; P < 0.001). The estimated annualized labor cost savings of culture using blood culture bottles was $10,876.83 (±$337.16). Sensitivity analysis was performed using various rates of culture positivity (5 to 50%). Culture in blood culture bottles was cost-effective, based on the estimated labor cost savings of $2,132.71 for each percent increase in test accuracy. In conclusion, culture of periprosthetic tissue in blood culture bottles is not only more accurate than but is also cost-saving compared to conventional culture methods. Copyright © 2017 American Society for Microbiology.

The Reaffirmation of Cultural Identity in Cross-cultural Encounters.

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Kosmitzki, Corinne

1996-01-01

Examines the relationship between cultural contact and cultural identity as conceptualized in two research approaches: social identity theory and acculturation. The groups studied were German and Americans who either lived in their nonnative culture or had no direct contact. Comparisons between bicultural and monocultural groups revealed a…

Blockbusters as vehicles for cultural debate in cultural journalism

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From, Unni; Kristensen, Nete Nørgaard

2014-01-01

Taking our point of departure in ‘the cultural intermediary’ as theoretical concept (Bourdieu, 1984; Maguire and Matthews, 2012) and in the coverage of blockbuster movies on Danish cultural pages from 1960 to 2012, this paper analyses the changing role of the cultural journalist and the changing ...

Manuscript Cultures

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What do Mesoamerica, Greece, Byzantium, Island, Chad, Ethiopia, India, Tibet, China and Japan have in common? Like many other cultures of the world, they share a particular form of cultural heritage: ancient handwritten documents. In 2007, scholars from some20 countries around the world gathered...... at the University of Copenhagen for a workshop on manuscripts to compare notes. This event led to the publication of this volume, which brings together16 articles on philological, cultural, and material aspects of manuscripts in search for a common ground across disciplines and cultures....

Urban Cultural Heritage Endangerment: Degradation of historico-cultural landscapes

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Vaz, Eric; Cabral, Pedro; Caetano, Mário; Painho, Marco; Nijkamp, Peter

2010-05-01

Sustainable development has become one of the great debates of policy-making of the XXI century. The world, is facing unprecedented change following the anthropocentrism of socio-economic growth. However, the commitment of man to ‘transmit to future generations at least the same as had' (ref) seems to be a narrowing, given extensive urban growth, population increase and climate change. However, over the last twenty years, the usage of spatial information systems have brought a positive contribution for better acknowledging the problem of environmental change, and bringing more constructive approaches to planning. Prompted by much research interest in Europe, a broad specter of biodiversity loss models, pollution and environmental degradation algorithms as well as climate change models, have become important tools under the European umbrella. Recognizing the essence of sustainable development, historico-cultural and archaeological regions have a remarkable role in the transformation of landscapes and maintenance of cultural and regional identity. Furthermore, the socio-economic, political-geographic and cultural-scientific history of the dynamics of places and localities on our earth is reflected in their historico-cultural heritage. This patrimony comprises cultural assets, such as old churches, palaces, museums, urban parks, historical architecture of cities, or landscapes of historical interest. Historico-cultural heritage also includes archaeological sites, which sometimes not only have a local value but may have a worldwide significance (e.g. Pompeii). However, massive urban growth is affecting directly the existing historico-cultural resources throughout the European region, and little attention is given to this juxtaposing reality of peri-urban growth and cultural / archaeological heritage preservation. Also, the settling patterns within historico-cultural local clusters follow a similar pattern as current growth tendencies, given the physical conditions of

Cultural diversity for virtual characters investigating behavioral aspects across cultures

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Endrass, Birgit

2014-01-01

Culture plays a crucial role in our lives. Depending on our cultural background, we judge on and react to everything that we encounter. Subtle differences in behavior can lead to misunderstandings or even culture shock. In a similar manner, virtual characters can be declined by certain user groups when showing culturally inappropriate behavior. But how can social aspects such as culture be integrated into the behavioral models of virtual characters Birgit Endrass addresses this question by carrying out a hybrid approach that is based on theoretical background from the social sciences as well a

Elektronický kompas s tříosým magnetometrem

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Okoun, Petr

2013-01-01

Tato semestrální práce je zaměřena navržení elektronického kompasu s tříosým magnetometrem, který odstraňuje nedostatky magnetického kompasu a je použitelný na libovolném místě zemského povrchu. Kompas je schopen měřit azimut správně pouze tehdy, je-li zařízení ve vodorovné poloze. Vzhledem ke skutečnosti, že tuto podmínku nelze vždy splnit je součástí projektu i řešení kompenzace náklonu kompasu pomocí akcelerometru. This semestral thesis deals with development of electronic compass with ...

Architecture in Landscape – Winery

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Miková, Karolína

2017-01-01

Zadaním diplomovej práce je návrh vinárskeho hospodárstva , s možnosťou ubytovania . Ciežom je vytvoriť komplexný urbanisticko - architektonický projekt riešeného územia, ktorý je založený na využití miestnych zdrojov pre podporu agroturistiky, ekonomického a sociálneho rozvoja regiónu Južná Morava. Vinársky areál je situovaný na okraji obce Strachotín , ktorá je súčasťou lokality Novomlýnskych nádrží. Urbanistický koncept má zatraktívniť danú lokalitu žuďom, nielen z blízkeho okolia, ale aj ...

Expression of blood group-related glycoconjugates in the junctional and other oral epithelia of rodents

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Mackenzie, I C; Dabelsteen, Erik; Rittman, G

1995-01-01

BACKGROUND: The junctional epithelium (JE) attaches the gingiva to the non-vital tooth surface and has other unusual properties which protect the underlying periodontal tissues. The JE differs from other gingival and oral epithelia in its unusual expression of cytokeratins typical of both...... and provide an alternative marker system for regionally-differing patterns of cell maturation. RESULTS: Markers that are typical of basal cells in other stratifying epithelia were expressed by all cell strata of JE. JE lacked differentiation markers typical of other stratifying oral epithelial but showed...... suprabasal expression of markers typically expressed by simple epithelia and specialized epithelia, such as taste buds. CONCLUSIONS: The phenotype of rodent JE differs from that of other oral epithelia and the pattern of differentiation assessed by its expression of glycoconjugates parallels that for other...

Četrta konferenca o izobraževanju in učenju starejših

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Dušana Findeisen

1998-12-01

Full Text Available Pravijo, da je Univerza v Ulmu "najvišja nemška univerza". Najvišja zato, ker stoji zunaj mesta na vzpetini. Res je, da slovi po svojih tehniških fakultetah, pa vendar v Ulmu niso pozabili na družbene vede. Znanja iz teh ved si je na Univerzi v Ulmu moč pridobiti pri ZAWIW, Univerzitetnem centru za splošno nadaljevalno izobraževanje. Pri tem centru pa je leta 1994 nastal tudi sedež Evropske zveze "Učenje v poznejših letih". Tako je v njenem okviru lani potekala v Ulmu že četrta konferenca, posvečena izobraževanju in učenju starejših odraslih.

Developing cultural sensitivity

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Ruddock, Heidi; Turner, deSalle

2007-01-01

. Background. Many countries are becoming culturally diverse, but healthcare systems and nursing education often remain mono-cultural and focused on the norms and needs of the majority culture. To meet the needs of all members of multicultural societies, nurses need to develop cultural sensitivity......Title. Developing cultural sensitivity: nursing students’ experiences of a study abroad programme Aim. This paper is a report of a study to explore whether having an international learning experience as part of a nursing education programme promoted cultural sensitivity in nursing students...... and incorporate this into caregiving. Method. A Gadamerian hermeneutic phenomenological approach was adopted. Data were collected in 2004 by using in-depth conversational interviews and analysed using the Turner method. Findings. Developing cultural sensitivity involves a complex interplay between becoming...

Cultural factors in collegiate eating disorder pathology: When family culture clashes with individual culture

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Tomiyama, AJ; Mann, T

2008-01-01

The authors evaluated the validity of familial enmeshment (extreme proximity in family relationships) as a risk factor for eating disorders across cultural value orientations. They tested the hypothesis that although familial enmeshment may be a risk factor for eating disorder pathology for (1) participants of non-Asian descent or (2) culturally independent participants, enmeshment will not be a risk factor for (1) participants of Asian descent or (2) culturally interdependent participants. P...

Templates for Cross-Cultural and Culturally Specific Usability Testing

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Clemmensen, Torkil

2011-01-01

The cultural diversity of users of technology challenges our methods for usability testing. This article suggests templates for cross-culturally and culturally specific usability testing, based on studies of usability testing in companies in Mumbai, Beijing, and Copenhagen. Study 1 was a cross...... tests. The result was the construction of templates for usability testing. The culturally specific templates were in Mumbai “user-centered evaluation,” Copenhagen “client-centered evaluation,” and Beijing “evaluator-centered evaluation.” The findings are compared with related research...

Understanding Culture: A Literature Review Comparing Three Cultural Pedagogies

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Tabitha Kidwell

2017-01-01

Culture is an integral part of language study, but the field has yet to put forward a coherent theoretical argument for how culture can or should be incorporated in language education.  In an effort to remedy this situation, this paper reviews literature on the teaching of culture, drawing on Larzén’s (2005) identification of three pedagogies used to teach about culture within the language classroom:  through a pedagogy of information, a pedagogy of preparation, and a pedagogy of encounter.  ...

Report on the activity of the RA reactor operation for the period from July 1 1961 - Sept. 30 1961; Tromesecni izvestaj za period od 1.VII do 30.IX 1961. g

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Zecevic, V [Laboratorija za eksploataciju reaktora RA, Institute of Nuclear Sciences Boris Kidric, Vinca, Beograd (Serbia and Montenegro)

1961-09-15

During the reporting period the reactor was permanently ready for operation and responding to the demands of the experimenters. The reactor was operating for 408.5 hours at power levels from 50 - 5000 kW, or 1985 MWh in total, burnup of the first batch of fuel was 22.55%. Reactor core was made of 56 fuel channels. Activities related to construction of new and improvement of the existing equipment was continued in order to enable safe operation and successful utilization of the RA reactor. Exchange of the electronic tubes was continued in order to increase the stability of the reactor control and reactor protection systems. About 65% of tubes planned to be exchanged this year was done. Cooperation with the CEN Saclay, France related to construction of experimental loops VISA-1 and VISA-2 was continued as well as cooperation with Poland concerned with exchange of experts. The problem of lack of properly trained staff was nor solved. [Serbo-Croat] U izvestajnom periodu reaktor je uvek bio spreman za rad i odgovarao je zahtevima eksperimentatora. Reaktor je radio 408,5 casova na snagama od 50-5000 kW, odnosno ukupno 1985 MWh, pri cemu je ukupan utrosak prve sarze goriva bio 22,55%. Jezgro reaktora bilo je sacinjeno od 56 tehnoloskih kanala. Radi bezbednijeg pogona i sto uspesnije eksploatacije reaktora RA nastavljeno je sa radovima na realizaciji novih i poboljsanju postojecih uredjaja. U cilju povecanja stabilnosti elektronskih instrumenta u sistemu upravljanja i zastiti reaktora nastavljeno je sa zamenom elektronskih cevi, do sada je zamenjeno oko 65% radova predvidjenih za ovu godinu. Nastavljena je saradnja sa nuklearnim centrom u Saclay, Francuska na izradi petlje VISA-1 i VISA-2 i saradnja sa Poljskom u razmeni strucnjaka. Problem nedostatka kadrova nije resen.

Investigation of Two Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis in Tržič in September 2011 / Preiskava Dveh Izbruhov Gastroenteritisa V Tržiču V Septembru 2011

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Krt Lah Andreja

2015-03-01

Full Text Available Uvod. Izbruh gastroenteritisa neopredeljene etiologije in izbruh salmoneloze sta bila hkrati v Tržiču septembra 2011. Namen preiskave izbruhov je bil odkriti izvor in poti prenosa okužbe s ciljem, da se sprejmejo ukrepi za prekinitev širjenja. Metode. V dveh retrospektivnih študijah primerov in kontrol je bila z univariatnimi in multivariatnimi analizami testirana povezava med gastroenteritisom neopredeljene etiologije oziroma salmonelozo in uživanjem hrane v gostilni ali pitjem vodovodne vode. Primer v prvi študiji je bil oboleli s salmonelozo, primer v drugi študiji pa je bil vsak občan z drisko in/ali bruhanjem. Primere obolelih so prijavili zdravniki; kontrole so bile izbrane med zdravimi osebami, ki so vrnile izpolnjeni vprašalnik. Rezultati. Osebe, izpostavljene hrani v gostilni, so imele 24,8-krat višje obete za obolevanje za salmonelozo kot neizpostavljeni (univariatna analiza RO 24,8; 95 % IZ 7,5-82,3; p < 0,05; multivariatna analiza RO 14,7; 95% IZ 3,5-61,3, p < 0,05. Občani, ki so pili vodo iz določenega vodnega vira, so imeli 3,4-krat višje obete, da so oboleli za gastroenteritisom neopredeljene etiologije kot neizpostavljeni (univariatna analiza RO 3,4; 95 % IZ je 2,2-5,1; p < 0,05; multivariatni analizi RO 2,9; 95 % IZ 1,7-5,3; p < 0,05. Statistično značilna je bila tudi povezava med obolevanjem in količino popite pitne vode. Zaključki. Z analitičnima študijama primerov in kontrol smo potrdili vzročno povezanost med salmonelozo in prehranjevanjem v določeni gostilni ter povezanost med gastroenteritisom neopredeljene etiologije in pitjem vodovodne vode iz določenega vodnega vira. Mogoč je vnos Salmonelle enteritidis v gostilno prek vodovodne vode

Dry Heathland Restoration in the Zlatnice Nature Reserve (Czech Republic: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Grazing and Sod-Cutting

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Dostálek Jiří

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Vegetacija nižinskih suhih vresav v srednji Evropi (Euphorbio cyparissiae-Callunion vulgaris je v upadanju zaradi opuščanja tradicionalnega gospodarjenja in to se kaže v postopnem zaraščanju z lesnatimi rastlinami in spremenjenem vnosu hranil. Za obnovitev sestojev z vreso, ki so izginili, smo uporabili pašo z nizko intenzivnostjo in košnjo, ki sta tradicionalno priporočena načina za obnavljanje vegetacije z vreso (Calluna vulgaris iz semenske banke. Raziskavo smo opravili v naravnem rezervatu Zlatnice, ki se nahaja v severozahodnem delu Prage (Češka republika. Vzpostavili smo sistem stalnih 1 m2 ploskev. Za obnovitev vegetacije z vrsto Calluna vulgaris sta bila uspešna tako paša kot košnja. Pokrovnost vrese se je povečala dve leti po začetku poskusa s pašo, na površinah s košnjo pa se je značilno povečala tretje leto in vrednosti so bile primerljive s pašenimi površinami. Redna paša je ovirala povečanje pokrovnosti zelišč, medtem ko se je njihova pokrovnost povečala po posamezni košnji. Košnja je tudi vplivala na povečanje pokrovnosti mahov. Poizkus je pokazal, da je slabo intenzivna paša ovac in koz verjetno najbolj primeren način obnove suhih vresav na plitvih, s hranili revnih tleh, po več kot 20 let od uničenja vresave. Košnja je bolj zahtevna, pojavlja pa se tudi možnost razraščanja nezaželjenih zelišč in lesnatih rastlin, kar zopet vodi v degradacijo vegetacije z vrsto Calluna vulgaris.

Short communication: Jersey × Holstein crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins for body weight, body condition score, fertility, and survival during the first three lactations.

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Heins, B J; Hansen, L B; Hazel, A R; Seykora, A J; Johnson, D G; Linn, J G

2012-07-01

Crossbred cows (n=80) resulting from the use of Jersey (JE) semen on their pure Holstein (HO) dams were compared with pure HO cows (n=77) for body weight, body condition score, fertility, and survival during their first 3 lactations. Cows were in 2 research herds of the University of Minnesota and calved from September 2003 to June 2008. The JE × HO crossbred cows had significantly less body weight during the first (-56 kg), second (-67 kg), and third (-82 kg) lactations than pure HO cows. However, JE × HO cows had significantly greater body condition score during the first (2.94 vs. 2.84), second (2.97 vs. 2.84), and third (2.99 vs. 2.87) lactations than pure HO cows. For fertility, JE × HO cows had fewer days to first breeding during the first (-10.6d), second (-8.4d), and third (-12.3d) lactations than pure HO cows. Crossbred cows were not significantly different from pure HO cows for number of services during first lactation; however, JE × HO cows had significantly fewer services (2.2) than pure HO cows (2.7) during the second lactation. Also, JE × HO cows had significantly fewer days open than pure HO cows in the first (-24 d), second (-42 d), and third (-42 d) lactations. For survival, JE × HO cows were not significantly different from pure HO cows for percentage of cows calving a second time; however, a tendency existed for a higher percentage of JE × HO cows (63.8%) than pure HO cows (49.4%) to calve a third time, and a higher percentage of JE × HO cows calved a third time within 28, 34, and 40 mo of first calving than pure HO cows. Copyright © 2012 American Dairy Science Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Popis šablony ČSN ISO 690:2011 v jazyce CSL pro citační manažer Zotero

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Ansorge Libor; Kratochvíl Jiří

2013-01-01

Necitování zdrojů použitých ve vlastní práci je považováno za porušení citační etiky a především je v rozporu s autorským zákonem. Ve světě existuje řada citačních stylů, jejichž množství se odvíjí od různých požadavků jednotlivých vydavatelů. V takovéto situaci autorům usnadňují citování různé citační manažery, z nichž některé využívají jazyk Citation Style Language (CSL). Jedním z nich je i aplikace Zotero, pro kterou je v současnosti optimalizována šablona citační normy ČSN ISO 690, jež je...

Carbon footprint from dairy farming system

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Della Riva, A.; Kristensen, Troels; De Marchi1, M.

2014-01-01

Aim of the present study was to estimate the carbon footprint (CF) of milk production at farm gate considering two dairy cattle breeds, Holstein Friesian (HF) and Jersey (JE). Using Italian inventory data the emissions of CO2eq per kg ECM for dairy herds of HF and JE breed were estimated. The res......Aim of the present study was to estimate the carbon footprint (CF) of milk production at farm gate considering two dairy cattle breeds, Holstein Friesian (HF) and Jersey (JE). Using Italian inventory data the emissions of CO2eq per kg ECM for dairy herds of HF and JE breed were estimated....... The results show 0.80 kg CO2eq/kg ECM in JE herd, while 0.96 kg CO2eq/kg ECM in HF herd. The main differences were due to the level of dry matter intake, milk yield and fertility traits. Indeed, JE herd showed a lower milk yield than HF herd, a lower DMI and better fertility, determining less production...

Grist and mills: on the cultural origins of cultural learning

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Heyes, Cecilia

2012-01-01

Cumulative cultural evolution is what ‘makes us odd’; our capacity to learn facts and techniques from others, and to refine them over generations, plays a major role in making human minds and lives radically different from those of other animals. In this article, I discuss cognitive processes that are known collectively as ‘cultural learning’ because they enable cumulative cultural evolution. These cognitive processes include reading, social learning, imitation, teaching, social motivation and theory of mind. Taking the first of these three types of cultural learning as examples, I ask whether and to what extent these cognitive processes have been adapted genetically or culturally to enable cumulative cultural evolution. I find that recent empirical work in comparative psychology, developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience provides surprisingly little evidence of genetic adaptation, and ample evidence of cultural adaptation. This raises the possibility that it is not only ‘grist’ but also ‘mills’ that are culturally inherited; through social interaction in the course of development, we not only acquire facts about the world and how to deal with it (grist), we also build the cognitive processes that make ‘fact inheritance’ possible (mills). PMID:22734061

Armenian Cultural Astronomy

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Farmanyan, S. V.; Mickaelian, A. M.

2015-07-01

Cultural Astronomy is the reflection of sky events in various fields of nations' culture. In foreign literature this field is also called "Astronomy in Culture" or "Astronomy and Culture". Cultural astronomy is the set of interdisciplinary fields studying the astronomical systems of current or ancient societies and cultures. It is manifested in Religion, Mythology, Folklore, Poetry, Art, Linguistics and other fields. In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to this sphere, particularly international organizations were established, conferences are held and journals are published. Armenia is also rich in cultural astronomy. The present paper focuses on Armenian archaeoastronomy and cultural astronomy, including many creations related to astronomical knowledge; calendars, rock art, mythology, etc. On the other hand, this subject is rather poorly developed in Armenia; there are only individual studies on various related issues (especially many studies related to Anania Shirakatsi) but not coordinated actions to manage this important field of investigation.

Teaching Culture Perception: Documenting and Transforming Institutional Teaching Cultures

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Kustra, Erika; Doci, Florida; Gillard, Kaitlyn; Hondzel, Catharine Dishke; Goff, Lori; Gabay, Danielle; Meadows, Ken N.; Borin, Paola; Wolf, Peter; Ellis, Donna; Eiliat, Hoda; Grose, Jill; Dawson, Debra L.; Hughes, Sandy

2015-01-01

An institutional culture that values teaching is likely to lead to improved student learning. The main focus of this study was to determine faculty, graduate and undergraduate students' perception of the teaching culture at their institution and identify indicators of that teaching culture. Themes included support for teaching development; support…

The impact of indigenous cultural identity and cultural engagement on violent offending.

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Shepherd, Stephane M; Delgado, Rosa Hazel; Sherwood, Juanita; Paradies, Yin

2017-07-24

Possessing a strong cultural identity has been shown to protect against mental health symptoms and buffer distress prompted by discrimination. However, no research to date has explored the protective influences of cultural identity and cultural engagement on violent offending. This paper investigates the relationships between cultural identity/engagement and violent recidivism for a cohort of Australian Indigenous people in custody. A total of 122 adults from 11 prisons in the state of Victoria completed a semi-structured interview comprising cultural identification and cultural engagement material in custody. All official police charges for violent offences were obtained for participants who were released from custody into the community over a period of 2 years. No meaningful relationship between cultural identity and violent recidivism was identified. However a significant association between cultural engagement and violent recidivism was obtained. Further analyses demonstrated that this relationship was significant only for participants with a strong Indigenous cultural identity. Participants with higher levels of cultural engagement took longer to violently re-offend although this association did not reach significance. For Australian Indigenous people in custody, 'cultural engagement' was significantly associated with non-recidivism. The observed protective impact of cultural engagement is a novel finding in a correctional context. Whereas identity alone did not buffer recidivism directly, it may have had an indirect influence given its relationship with cultural engagement. The findings of the study emphasize the importance of culture for Indigenous people in custody and a greater need for correctional institutions to accommodate Indigenous cultural considerations.

The impact of indigenous cultural identity and cultural engagement on violent offending

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Stephane M. Shepherd

2017-07-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Possessing a strong cultural identity has been shown to protect against mental health symptoms and buffer distress prompted by discrimination. However, no research to date has explored the protective influences of cultural identity and cultural engagement on violent offending. This paper investigates the relationships between cultural identity/engagement and violent recidivism for a cohort of Australian Indigenous people in custody. Methods A total of 122 adults from 11 prisons in the state of Victoria completed a semi-structured interview comprising cultural identification and cultural engagement material in custody. All official police charges for violent offences were obtained for participants who were released from custody into the community over a period of 2 years. Results No meaningful relationship between cultural identity and violent recidivism was identified. However a significant association between cultural engagement and violent recidivism was obtained. Further analyses demonstrated that this relationship was significant only for participants with a strong Indigenous cultural identity. Participants with higher levels of cultural engagement took longer to violently re-offend although this association did not reach significance. Conclusions For Australian Indigenous people in custody, ‘cultural engagement’ was significantly associated with non-recidivism. The observed protective impact of cultural engagement is a novel finding in a correctional context. Whereas identity alone did not buffer recidivism directly, it may have had an indirect influence given its relationship with cultural engagement. The findings of the study emphasize the importance of culture for Indigenous people in custody and a greater need for correctional institutions to accommodate Indigenous cultural considerations.

Reflections on Culture.

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Fox, Lisette

1999-01-01

Examines aspects of cross-cultural studies, delineates a concept of culture, explores the interplay of culture and ethics, and analyzes the shifting cultural and economic values as issues that either the economists or the humanists will deal with under the banner of the future global village. (Author/VWL)

Intersubjective Culture: The Role of Intersubjective Perceptions in Cross-Cultural Research.

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Chiu, Chi-Yue; Gelfand, Michele J; Yamagishi, Toshio; Shteynberg, Garriy; Wan, Ching

2010-07-01

Intersubjective perceptions refer to shared perceptions of the psychological characteristics that are widespread within a culture. In this article, we propose the intersubjective approach as a new approach to understanding the role that culture plays in human behavior. In this approach, intersubjective perceptions, which are distinct from personal values and beliefs, mediate the effect of the ecology on individuals' responses and adaptations. We review evidence that attests to the validity and utility of the intersubjective approach in explicating culture's influence on human behaviors and discuss the implications of this approach for understanding the interaction between the individual, ecology, and culture; the nature of cultural competence; management of multicultural identities; cultural change; and measurement of culture. © The Author(s) 2010.

Between Culture and Cultural Heritage: Curriculum Historical Preconditions as Constitutive for Cultural Relations--The Swedish Case

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Brantefors, Lotta

2015-01-01

The aim here is to describe and discuss how different cultural meanings, offered in education, can contribute to unjust cultural relations such as othering and xenophobia. By analysing the cultural and discursive content in curricula using a (neo)pragmatic curriculum theory research method, dominating ideas, values and discourses between 1948 and…

Internet culture

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Porter, David

2013-01-01

The internet has recently grown from a fringe cultural phenomenon to a significant site of cultural production and transformation. Internet Culture maps this new domain of language, politics and identity, locating it within the histories of communication and the public sphere. Internet Culture offers a critical interrogation of the sustaining myths of the virtual world and of the implications of the current mass migration onto the electronic frontier. Among the topics discussed in Internet Culture are the virtual spaces and places created by the citizens of the Net and their claims to the hotly contested notion of "virtual community"; the virtual bodies that occupy such spaces; and the desires that animate these bodies. The contributors also examine the communication medium behind theworlds of the Net, analyzing the rhetorical conventions governing online discussion, literary antecedents,and potential pedagogical applications.

ŠTA JE DOPING?

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Nenad Mačvanin

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Under doping is now in modern sports involve the use of any foreign substance or physiological substances in large quantities,, and the use of physiological substances different routes input in order to artificially increase the working and sporting abilities. These are substances that increase the activity of the organism and exhibit nervous system and peripheral nervous system. The effects of these substances are very different depending of their influence on the CNS and the smooth and transversal (skeletal muscles.

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